THREE of the region’s universities went head to head in a design competition.
Students from Durham, Teesside and Sunderland contested the regional final of the IMechE Undergraduate Design Challenge.
They were challenged to design a small vehicle capable of climbing up and down a pipe carrying a chain, with a £20 budget.
The event, held at Durham on Wednesday (April 22), featured presentations, a poster competition and a race of the students’ vehicles.
The race winners were Sunderland, who will compete in the national final in London in October. Teesside will also attend, as runners-up.
The Durham team won the poster and presentation sections.
Organisers said the event had gone very well.
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