Digby Symons: University of Canterbury Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering on
Update: 2025-11-13
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Kiwi ingenuity at its finest coming out of the University of Canterbury.
A group of engineering students believe they’ve set a New Zealand human-powered land speed record.
Their three-wheeler, named Mako, hit 82.6km/h – entirely by pedal power.
The record is expected to be confirmed by the International Human Powered Vehicle Association within a month.
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Digby Symons told Mike Hosking it was done as part of a final year project in the department.
He says some projects have students working on problems that come from companies, but some, like this one, have the students addressing a challenge they set themselves.
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