July 30 – August 5, 2018
SSC Pacific TRANSDEC Facility | San Diego, CA
The 21st RoboSub Competition took place at the SSC Pacific TRANSDEC facility in San Diego, CA. With 47 teams representing Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States of America and territories.
Final Standings
1st Place ($7,000): Harbin Engineering University
2nd Place ($6,000): National University of Singapore
3rd Place-Tie ($2,500): California Institute of Technology
3rd Place-Tie ($2,500): École de Technologie Supérieure
Special Awards
Best First-Time Entry ($500): University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Sportsmanship ($500): École de Technologie Supérieure
Best Knowledge Transfer ($500): Texas A&M University
Resource Sharing ($500): Washington State University
Perseverance ($500): University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Partnership ($500): San Diego Robotics 101
Best Video ($500): University of Alberta
Best Presenter ($500): The Ohio State University
Best Use of Simulation ($500): Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
IEEE Innovation Award ($300): Oregon Institute of Technology
Download the 2018 RoboSub Detail Scores
Download the 2018 RoboSub Mission and Scoring document
Download the 2018 Technical Design Report Criteria
RoboSub 2018 Playlist
RoboSub 2018 Photo Album
Congratulations to all the 2018 teams!
A special thank you to the 2018 RoboSub volunteers, judges & sponsors that made this event possible.