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Student-designed 3D-printed model of stadium helps police prepare for Super Bowl

Student-designed 3D-printed model of stadium helps police prepare for Super Bowl

Written by David

January 29, 2020

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Miami-Dade Police are preparing for Super Bowl LIV with a highly detailed 3D-printed model of Hard Rock Stadium, made by FIU students, that unleashed innovative opportunities for training.

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“Law enforcement has never done something like this before for a Super Bowl. This is a first for us, and the students at FIU are the ones who made it happen,” said Major Edgardo Caneva, who oversees the Miami-Dade Police Department’s Special Patrol Bureau and is also the Super Bowl Operations Commander.

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Caneva reached out to FIU Police Chief Alexander Casas with the idea for a 3D model. From there, College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts Dean Brian Schriner enlisted the college’s Robotics and Digital Fabrication (RDF) Lab, which is funded by the National Science Foundation , to design and create the model. The lab is an example of how the college offers its students experiential learning opportunities to work […]

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