Salico Development Blog

Salico aims to develop solutions to improve the efficiency of existing farming solutions to support the broader marine aquaculture industry.

We are building a sea asparagus harvester for our FYDP, while partnered with Olakai Hawaii.

Wrapping up the Busy Month of March

Posted on March 29, 2025

In March, we made plenty of changes to our robot based on learnings from our February trip. At the same time, we worked hard to prepare for our professor demos, meetings with Olakai/advisors, the Norman Esch Pitch competition, and the MME Symposium itself. Here is the summary of our hard... [Read More]
Norman Esch Pitch Competition

Posted on March 27, 2025

We entered the Norman Esch Pitch Competition finals and ended up receiving the finalist prize of $5000, along with the people's choice award of $4500! [Read More]
Symposium Preparation

Posted on March 19, 2025

Getting ready for symposium. We go over our final quality-of-life and aesthetic changes, alongside the design evolution of our robot since October! [Read More]
Professor Demo Slides

Posted on March 12, 2025

These were the slides we used for the professor demo. We review our background, problem definition, final design, testing plans, and recommendations. Enjoy! [Read More]
Professor Demo/Esch Preparation

Posted on March 4, 2025

Design changes in preparation for the FYDP demo with professors and the Esch semi-final pitch. [Read More]

Wrapping up the Busy Month of March