Talpa Tunneling UPV

We’re a Spanish student-led engineering team designing a tunnel boring machine at the @UPV for the Not-A-Boring Competition.

[The Boring Company @boringcompany]

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!

[Talpa Tunneling UPV @TalpaUpv]

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 Boring Company @boringcompany]

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].