LOG
Timeline
A rough chronology of the collective — founding, milestones, project launches.
2023-03
SUNSET founded
Started informally by five students who wanted lab access outside of coursework. First workspace was a shared corner of a robotics lab.
2023-06
Air Quality Mesh deployed
First hardware project shipped: a 5-node sensor mesh across the engineering building, running during a renovation period.
2024-02
Regular meetup space secured
Got a standing room booking for Thursday evenings — the first time the group had a predictable, recurring space.
2024-05
ECG Shield fabricated
First externally fabricated PCB batch (JLCPCB), after a year of breadboard-only hardware projects.
2024-11
Campus Event Matcher launched
First software project used outside the group — adopted by three student clubs to replace a shared spreadsheet.
2025-04
Campus Handbook Assistant shipped
First project using an LLM in production, built to cut down on repeated handbook questions in department chats.
2025-09
Cart robot + SDR bench in active development
Two concurrent hardware-heavy projects currently running — largest simultaneous project load the group has taken on.