The Egg Drop contest is one of the enduring events of Engineers Week. Students used a variety of materials to build a vehicle to protect their eggs from a drop from the third-floor balcony of the Student Union. Photo: Chad Cooper

Students launch their protected eggs from the third-floor balcony in the Student Union. Photo: Chad Cooper

Not all attempts were successful. Photo: Chad Cooper

Participants line up for quadcopter racing, in which students guide their mini-drones through a perilous course. Photo: Douglas Levere

Garret Perard, a senior engineering major, concentrates on the course. Photo: Douglas Levere

Computer science student Stephen James is intent on guiding his quadcopter through the hoop. Photo: Douglas Levere

In a life-sized version of the board game "Operation," students diagnose medical ailments and perform the necessary real-life procedures to save their patient’s life. Photo: Chad Cooper

In "Robo-Picasso," students create the next great masterpiece using a robotic arm. Photo: Chad Cooper

Student use a robotic arm to draw a masterpiece. Photo: Chad Cooper

Representatives from some sponsors of the engineering school answer questions at a Sponsors Panel. Pictured are, from left, Ashok Jain, Zodiac Aerospace; Patrician Hain, U&S Services; Nick Vandervoort, Unifrax; Cem Celick, Praxair; and Eric Barton, Gemcor. Photo: Chad Cooper

The marquee event of Engineers Week, Bot Wars, always draws a crowd to the Student Union. Photo: Chad Cooper

A surprising turn of events in Bot Wars? Photo: Chad Cooper

A Bot Wars pit stop. Photo: Chad Cooper

Grudges will be settled and armor will be sundered, but only one champion will be crowned in Bot Wars. Photo: Chad Cooper