The Tech Challenge is a program sponsored by The Tech: https://www.thetech.org/education/tech-challenge/ in San Jose for teams to develop engineering skills. The program is meant to inspire students through this hands-ons experience with the engineering design process: brainstorm, build, test, document and have fun creating their solutions.
Each year the intrepid Tech Challenge teams take on a new challenge that relates to a real world problem. Past challenges focused on water conservation, repairing a satellite, and building structures to withstand earthquakes, wind storms and more. The team will demonstrate their device to judges during the Final Showcase on May 3 & 4, 2025.
The 2025 Scenario: There are many ways to get from here to there and back again. Some vehicles are powered by gasoline, electricity, hydrogen or even solar. In this year’s Challenge, teams will use gravity to power their devices. Is your team ready to build a vehicle that can go the distance and document your journey?
The 2025 Challenge: Build a device that uses the power of gravity to traverse multiple tracks.