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Eye on the Y: Toyota Tech talks come to BYU, 50 footlong cake celebrates college department anniversary

Toyota Tech talks show off new technology at Clyde Engineering Building

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Toyota Tech engineer shows off collaborative robot arm picking up objects. The Clyde Engineering Building hosted the convention on Wednesday, Oct. 11. (Joel Leighton)

Engineers from Toyota presented talks and technology presentations in the Clyde Engineering building on Wednesday, Oct. 11. The Toyota-sponsored event was designed to share potential job and learning experiences with students.

One stall featured augmented reality headsets, immersing participants in car-related activities. Another table showed off a 'collaborative robot,' a robot arm programmed to pick up and put down objects.

The event also hosted talks on Motorsports, internal logistics and body welding.

The College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences celebrate 50 years with a 50 footlong cake

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A special 50 footlong cake sprawled across multiple tables outside the Carl F. Eyring building on Friday, Oct. 13. The cake celebrated the 50th anniversary of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. (Joel Leighton)

The College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences celebrated its 50th anniversary with a 50 footlong cake on Friday, Oct. 13. President C. Shane Reese, Dean Grant Jensen and Cosmo cut the cake at 11:30 a.m. outside the Carl F. Eyring Building.

The college invited the whole campus to participate in the celebrations. Event participants could also enter their names into a special prize giveaway.