Vanessa Lopez with Cal State Monterey Bay was showing students what a 3D printer can do and how to enroll in the college’s new mechatronics program at the 2025 Santa Cruz County STEAM Expo.

The Robotics and Mechatronics Center is a cluster and German Aerospace Center's (DLR) competence center for research and development in the areas of robotics, mechatronics, and optical systems.