Officially starting in early August 2020, CU Hyperloop competed in The Boring Company's 2021 Not-a-Boring Competition to race to build a freestanding tunnel faster than ever before. The competition involved a number of deliverables and dowselect rounds before an in person event held in Las Vegas. CU Hyperloop successfully passed all of the down select rounds and attended the competition week this past september as part of the “Digging Dozen.” At the competition week CU Hyperloop was one of only 2 teams to successfully test their tunnel support system and placed in the top 3 of US teams and top 6 internationally out of more than 400 teams.
CU Hyperloop is again competing in The Boring Company’s 2023 Not-A-Boring-Competition. As of January 25th, the team has been confirmed as one of 6 finalists and is actively constructing and testing the machine
The Team at the 2021 Not-A-Boring-Competition in Las Vegas
From The Boring Company website:
The Boring Company’s goal is to build the tunnel infrastructure necessary to enable fast, safe, and comfortable transportation, including Loop and Hyperloop. To feasibly build a large network of tunnels, one must first rapidly innovate to increase tunneling speed and reduce tunneling costs.
This competition challenges teams to come up with tunneling solutions and answer the question, “Can you beat the snail?”. The Boring Company is gauging interest from everyone (students, companies, hobbyists, etc.) from around the world to design, build, and race their own tunneling solution at The Boring Company’s Dig-a-Factory in the first Not-a-Boring Competition in Spring 2021.
Teams will compete to bore a 30-meter tunnel with a cross-sectional area of 0.2 square meters (equivalent to a circle with a 0.5-meter diameter).
Learn more about our design below and on the Detailed Design page or take a look at our Technical Reports.
