Please excuse the noise – our front steps are under repair. After ten years in Midwest winters and summers, the tiles needed some touch-ups.
Plus, we’re adding special, high-tech sensors that will alert us if students entering the building are in need of caffeine, sleep or food. The alerts will trigger a set of mini-robots to bring the students coffee, or a soft pillow, or chicken noodle soup (vegetarian options also available). We’re piloting the program through finals, and then will assess the project based on feedback from our users. It’s all part of the Ames tradition of supporting students however and whenever they need it!