RoboSub
RoboSub is a competition whose goal is to advance the development of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) by challenging a new generation of engineers to perform realistic missions in an underwater environment. It was launched in 1997 and is co-sponsored by the RoboNation (formerly the AUVSI Foundation) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The event also serves to foster ties between young engineers and the organizations developing AUV technologies. The competition is open to high school and college teams from around the world. Since about 2002, it has been held each summer at the U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific's TRANSDEC Anechoic pool in San Diego, California. In 2022, the competition takes place at the University of Maryland, College Park. Winners by year There were no live competition winners in 2021 as the competition was held online. Instead, competitors were judged on submitted videos, reports, and website. Detailed competition history 2022 Autonomy Challenge Awards National University of Singapore ($6,000) Amador Valley High School Robotics ($3,000) Carnegie Mellon University ($2,000) University of Alberta ($1,500)ARVP École de Technologie Supérieure ($1,000) Cornell University ($1,000) Design Documentation National University of Singapore ($1,000) École de Technologie Supérieure ($750) The Ohio State University ($500) Underwater Robotics Club at NC State University Vortex NTNU Judges Special Awards Best Report ($500): Duke University Best Online Presentation ($500): Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Best Link of Competition Strategy to Design Objectives ($500): Autonomous Maritime Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle Best Third Chance ($500): Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Inter-vehicle Communications ($250): École de Technologie Supérieure 2021 "Ides of TRANSDEC" Mission Per the Final Rules and Mission, "The fundamental goal of the mission is for an AUV to demonstrate its autonomy by completing an underwater Ides of TRANSDEC mission. The vehicle will be able to commence in training (dock/release buoys), pass over an obstacle course (PVC pipe to pass over), enter the gladiator ring (drop markers), Et tu Brute? (shoot torpedoes through a cutout), feed grapes to the emperor (manipulate a cylinder), and finally collect the Laurel wreath and crown the emperor (find a pinger, grab an object and move/release the object)." Results 2020 Overall Winners Team Inspiration -- $3,000 Si Se Puede Foundation & Arizona State University -- $2,000 Tecnológico de Monterrey -- $1,500 San Diego State University -- $1,000 Carnegie Mellon University -- $1,000 University of Alberta -- $1,000ARVP Video Winners Tecnológico de Monterrey -- $1,000 Team Inspiration -- $800 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay -- $600 Si Se Puede Foundation & Arizona State University -- $400 San Diego State University -- $200 Technical Design Report Winners Team Inspiration -- $1,000 California Institute of Technology -- $800 Si Se Puede Foundation & Arizona State University -- $600 Duke University -- $400 The Ohio State University -- $200 Website Winners Team Inspiration -- $1,000 Si Se Puede Foundation & Arizona State University -- $800 Amador Valley High School -- $600 Tecnológico de Monterrey -- $400 École de Technologie Supérieure -- $200 Special Awards Holding Steady ($500):