About the Team From the depths of the Ware Lab emerges one of Virginia Tech’s most unique student-run engineering teams: the Human Powered Submarine Team (HPS). Since 1991, HPS has been making waves in the world of underwater innovation by designing, building, and racing fully submerged, human-powered submarines. With pilots on scuba and an engineering challenge unlike any other, the team blends creativity, precision, and teamwork to push the boundaries of marine technology.