Beyond The Competition

From Parts to Podiums: Oshkut’s Role in Baja SAE This Year

April 16th, 2026  |  28 mins 14 secs

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In this episode of Beyond the Competition, Mike and Scott welcome Caleb Chamberlain, CEO and co-founder of Oshkut, to discuss how on-demand metal fabrication is revolutionizing the way student engineering teams build.

Caleb shares the origin of his company—from a challenging VR motion rig project to a rapidly growing fabrication platform—and explains how Oshkut is uniquely designed for high-mix, low-volume manufacturing. This makes it an ideal partner for student teams working on one-off parts and rapid prototypes.

Baja Beginnings With Dr. William Shapton

January 22nd, 2026  |  34 mins 34 secs

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In this special anniversary episode of Beyond the Competition, the team celebrates 50 years of Baja SAE with one of its original architects, Dr. William Shapton. Dr. Shapton shares firsthand stories from the early REV competitions that led to Baja SAE, the challenges of launching a low-cost collegiate design competition, and how hands-on engineering transformed senior design education. From riverbed racecourses to national media coverage, this episode explores how Baja SAE grew from a small experiment into a global engineering phenomenon.

Visiting M Baja Racing: University of Michigan's 2024 Baja SAE Team!

June 11th, 2024  |  Season 8  |  6 mins 42 secs

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