Weekly
Build Nights
Two‑hour team sessions where everyone leaves with something shipped. Clear assignments, mixed‑discipline teams, supervised tool use and PPE, plus pre‑approved risk assessments.
Student Engineering Society
Building resilient systems under one Umbrella
A lab for ambitious tinkerers: antennas to actuators to APIs, short sprints, methodical tests, and documentation so the chaos stays useful.
What we do
Our aim is to upskill UNSW students by pursuing passions through short‑term, high‑intensity engineering projects. We prioritise hands‑on learning—prototyping, testing and delivering solutions tied to real industry needs. Tight project cycles build experience with requirements, risk, version control and design reviews while members create a credible portfolio and grow into collaborative engineers for UNSW and beyond.
Training
Skills Workshops
Electronics fundamentals, CAD/CAM, 3D printing, laser cutting and makerspace inductions—beginner to advanced. Each session includes a safety briefing and competency checkpoints.
Showcase
Industry Nights
Mini‑expos to demo prototypes, hear feedback from engineers and explore paths to internships, research and startups. Quiet, inclusive, and focused on constructive conversation.
Projects
Our first three cross‑disciplinary projects. We build, test and document everything openly.
AD‑01 · UAS
Aerospace · Autonomy
Autonomous Agricultural Drone
Fixed‑wing/quad hybrid exploration for crop monitoring and spot‑spraying: airframe design, autopilot tuning, SLAM‑assisted navigation and safe mission planning.
EX‑02 · Robotics
Mechatronics
Exo‑skeletal Arm
Wearable powered arm with high‑torque actuation and closed‑loop control. Focus on comfort, modular mechanics, and low‑latency sensing for precise assistance.
AF‑03 · Aero
Aero · Testing
Aerofoil Project
Design and test of adaptive aerofoil concepts. Wind‑tunnel characterization, CFD validation, and embedded control to study morphing profiles and lift/drag trade‑offs.
Join Project Umbrella
We recruit each term. Roles include electronics, controls, software, mechanical design, operations and comms. New to engineering? Apply anyway—we care about mindset and grit.
Sponsors & Partners
We work with industry to source materials, machining time, lab access and mentorship. Want to support student engineers? Let’s talk.
UNSW
Contact
General enquiries: info@projectumbrellalabs.com · Media: branding@projectumbrellalabs.com