Students from the Kumaraguru College of Technology and the Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science in Tamil Nadu, India, are set to showcase innovative marine engineering projects at two upcoming international competitions. The 12-member Team InCraft has engineered a human-powered submarine featuring a pilot-pedaled propulsion system, a biomimicry-inspired Swift Bird steering mechanism, and an anti-fungal oyster-shell-based coating to compete in the European International Submarine Races in the United Kingdom from June 29 to July 10. Concurrently, another student team, Sea Sakthi, will represent the institutions at the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge from July 8 to 11, where they will showcase Yali 5.0, a battery-powered racing boat built to highlight energy-efficient marine technologies.

Students from the Kumaraguru College of Technology and the Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science in Tamil Nadu, India, are set to showcase innovative marine engineering projects at two upcoming international competitions. The 12-member Team InCraft has engineered a human-powered submarine featuring a pilot-pedaled propulsion system, a biomimicry-inspired Swift Bird steering mechanism, and an anti-fungal oyster-shell-based coating to compete in the European International Submarine Races in the United Kingdom from June 29 to July 10. Concurrently, another student team, Sea Sakthi, will represent the institutions at the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge from July 8 to 11, where they will showcase Yali 5.0, a battery-powered racing boat built to highlight energy-efficient marine technologies.

Students from the Kumaraguru College of Technology and the Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science in Tamil Nadu, India, are set to showcase innovative marine engineering projects at two upcoming international competitions. The 12-member Team InCraft has engineered a human-powered submarine featuring a pilot-pedaled propulsion system, a biomimicry-inspired Swift Bird steering mechanism, and an anti-fungal oyster-shell-based coating to compete in the European International Submarine Races in the United Kingdom from June 29 to July 10. Concurrently, another student team, Sea Sakthi, will represent the institutions at the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge from July 8 to 11, where they will showcase Yali 5.0, a battery-powered racing boat built to highlight energy-efficient marine technologies.

Students from Kumaraguru College of Technology and Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science in Tamil Nadu are preparing to showcase their engineering projects at international competitions in the coming weeks, with one team building a human-powered submarine and another developing an electric racing boat.

According to a report by The Times of India, a 12-member team, Team InCraft, has developed a human-powered submarine that will compete at the European International Submarine Races (eISR) in the United Kingdom from June 29 to July 10.

The group designed a submarine powered by a pilot pedalling inside the craft. The vehicle uses a chain-driven pedal mechanism connected to a propeller. It is designed to operate at depths of four to six metres.

The submarine also features a biomimicry-inspired "Swift Bird" control mechanism for multi-directional manoeuvring and an oyster-shell-based exterior coating to prevent marine fungal growth.

"The race is all about overcoming all the hurdles and slalom and time gates below the water," Tanya Vinod Kumar, a first-year BBA student and member of Team InCraft, was quoted as saying.

The biennial European International Submarine Races challenge university teams to design, build and race human-powered submarines on a timed underwater slalom course.

Meanwhile, another student team, Sea Sakthi, will represent the institutions at the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge (MEBC) in Monaco from July 8 to 11.

The team will showcase Yali 5.0, a battery-powered racing boat developed for the competition, which focuses on energy-efficient marine technologies.

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