Hyperloop teams gather for competition in Waterloo

Friday, May 27, 2022

Ten teams from across Canada and around the word will come together at the University of Waterloo this weekend for the inaugural Canadian Hyperloop Competition.

Waterloop, an 80-member student design team at Waterloo, will square off against peers from as far afield as India as they showcase their pods for high-speed transportation systems akin to trains in a vacuum tube.

“Building these six-foot prototypes allows us to learn many skills we wouldn’t learn in a classroom setting,” said engineering student Guy Blumenthal, a Waterloop project manager. “We can’t thank the University enough for believing in our vision of hyperloop technology in Canada and for supporting us throughout the process.”

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