RoboSub 2026
Event Overview
The 29th RoboSub Competition RoboSub 2026 will be held July 11-16, 2026 at the Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine, California, USA
What is RoboSub?
RoboSub is an international competition that invites participants to tackle simplified versions of challenges facing the underwater maritime industry. Students design, build, and compete with autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) in a series of tasks that challenge their engineering skills and problem-solving abilities. Each team’s AUV must complete complex missions simulating real-world underwater scenarios.
What is this years Theme?
Storm Response: Technology in Action for Recovery and Relief. Storm Response explores the power uncrewed systems play in recovery, resilience, and discovery in disaster relief efforts. Framed as an opportunity, not just to restore what was lost, but to rebuild smarter and reimagine the future; this season’s challenges reflect the real-world role of robotics in helping communities respond to and recover from storms and other natural events. Through hands-on missions grounded in post-disaster scenarios, teams will apply technology with purpose – restoring harbor operations, assessing underwater infrastructure, supporting exploration, and unlocking new possibilities. Build a bot. Change the world. One mission at a time.
What is RoboNation?
RoboNation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing hands-on educational experiences for students through nine international competition programs, engaging over 250,000 students annually.
