Photo: The 2025 team with Jason Maraku (EVolocity NZ Chief Executive) and Henry Thomson beside him, wearing a hat. Saint Thomas of Canterbury College (STC) in Christchurch has a long track record of participation and success in EVolocity. This year, they won the Show Stopper Award for their open class bike, “Henry the Hammerhead”. People…
What is Mechatronics Engineering? Mechatronics is the field behind the “Smart Products and Systems” that increasingly dominate many aspects of our lives. It sits at the intersection of mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering and combines sensors, software, and motors to create innovative new devices – for home, and for industrial settings including spacecraft. We chatted…
Samantha Douglas was a keen EVolocity student while at Avonside Girls High. Her love for engineering began with a natural desire to know how things worked – and why they worked that way. Along the way, Sam realised that rocket science isn’t just a phrase for something too complicated, it’s an exciting career opportunity. Today,…
Niels Grosmann participated in EVolocity in 2017 and 2018 as a Henderson High School student. He tells us the most useful skill he learnt during EVolocity was how to develop ideas from your head into real world designs, guided by rapid prototyping and other methods. A skill he believes is very hard to learn from…