
We’re a Spanish student-led engineering team designing a tunnel boring machine at the @UPV for the Not-A-Boring Competition.
Valencia, España
Joined February 2026
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Congratulations to @DiggeridoosVT from Virginia Tech for winning the 2026 Not-a-Boring-Competition! They mined 129” in a Texas downpour.
Additional congrats to @TalpaUpv (Innovation Award) and to @TheBoringIllini (Rookie of the Year).
Registration opens soon for NABC 2027!
The 5th annual Not-a-Boring Student Competition is almost here!
120+ students from 8 universities across 3 countries are making final machine preparations before coming to Bastrop, TX in March to compete and see who can beat the snail!
The 8 finalists are:
@TheBoringIllini from @uofigrainger
@CU_Hyperloop from @CUEngineering
@TAMUDigEmAggies from @TAMUEngineering
@DiggeridoosVT from @virginia_tech
@Penn_Hyperloop from @PennEngineers
Smith Engineering Hyperloop from @SmithEngQueens
@TalpaUPV from @UPV
@uatxcavators from @uaustinorg
If you're a college student interested in starting a Not-a-Boring Competition team of your own, reach out to [email protected].
Thank you @boringcompany we are working hard at @UPV to make our boring machine a reality in this 5th annual competition. We’re the first Spanish team to be selected and are really excited to be part of the engineers of the future.
The 5th annual Not-a-Boring Student Competition is almost here!
120+ students from 8 universities across 3 countries are making final machine preparations before coming to Bastrop, TX in March to compete and see who can beat the snail!
The 8 finalists are:
@TheBoringIllini from @uofigrainger
@CU_Hyperloop from @CUEngineering
@TAMUDigEmAggies from @TAMUEngineering
@DiggeridoosVT from @virginia_tech
@Penn_Hyperloop from @PennEngineers
Smith Engineering Hyperloop from @SmithEngQueens
@TalpaUPV from @UPV
@uatxcavators from @uaustinorg
If you're a college student interested in starting a Not-a-Boring Competition team of your own, reach out to [email protected].







