Feeling The Need For Speed
Humans have an innate thirst for adventure and an instinctive desire to expand their knowledge through first-hand experience.
By testing the limits of personal strength and endurance, we obtain a better understanding of ourselves.
ne aspect of adventure is
the art of competition, both
head-to-head and in the
pursuit of new records. This
thirst is never more pure
than when we're on the hunt for ultimate
speed. Team AeroVelo is comprised of
professional and student engineers, all
striving to set the world human-powered
speed record.
"We're very small and right now our main
Every year, teams gather from around the
world to compete at the World HumanPowered Speed Challenge (WHPSC) in
Battle Mountain, Nevada. Team AeroVelo
has been a regular fixture at the event
since 2009, each year edging closer to their
desired achievement. AeroVelo is an elite
design and innovation lab that pursues
engineering projects that foster a sense
of adventure and passion in scientific
development, challenge the norms of
conventional design, and focus on a
healthy, sustainable future.
summer.
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activities are the student summer projects,
public speaking & outreach and limited
consulting on wild engineering projects,"
states Cameron Roberston, co-founder of
AeroVelo, Inc. AeroVelo partners with the
University of Toronto's Human-Powered
Vehicle Design Team