Hovercraft float on a cushion of air, allowing them to go places boats, cars, trains and other vehicles can’t. They don't need roads or rails and can move tons of stuff over land or water.
The challenge: Design and build a hovercraft that can navigate different terrains.
Showcase: Saturday, March 30, and Sunday, March 31, 2019
What is The Tech Challenge?
This signature program of The Tech invites teams of students in Grades 4-12 to use the engineering design process to solve a real-world problem. Participants spend months collaborating and becoming deeply engaged in the challenge while documenting their progress and designs. The program culminates in an exciting two-day showcase in March when teams put their solutions to the test in front of judges.
Presenting: Dell
Innovator: SAP
Founding: Arm, Bank of America, Ford, PwC, Seagate
Principal: Accenture, Adobe, Cadence, eBay, EY, Genentech, Barbara and Bill Heil, Konica Minolta, Lockheed Martin, Micron Technology, Samsung, Thermo Fisher Scientific, United Airlines
Underwriting: AMD, Best Buy, Deloitte, Hathaway Dinwiddie, Hitachi Vantara, Juniper Networks, KLA Foundation, Marvell Semiconductor, Mayfield, Microchip Technology, ON Semiconductor, Palo Alto Networks, STMicroelectronics, Tech CU, Toeniskoetter, Workday, Xilinx, Zoom Video Communications
Investing: Box, Cisco, ForeScout, The David H. Liu Foundation, Northrop Grumman, NXP Semiconductors, Sita Foundation, Star One Credit Union
Sponsoring: Plantronics, San Jose Water Company, Swenson, Valley Water
Entrepreneurial: BAE Systems, The Moca Foundation, Susan and Richard Roche
