Unusual bent sculpture outside Old Engineering has an interesting history, uncovered by a student as he campaigned to get the honor society sculpture installed.
The autonomous vehicles, which replace human drivers with computer control, satellite navigation and robotic vision, were originally part of a research program at Freeport-McMoRan in Safford, Ariz.
The Freeman, Robie and Nugent medals are awarded to outstanding UA students whose contributions and co-curricular activities and leadership have a positive impact on the University.