Team Handbook (View)
Published March 11, 2026
Meet the Teams
Advancing Science Technology and Art
Team Inspiration
San Diego, California, USA
The main goal for our team is to learn about robotics and to compete so that we push ourselves to be even better. We want to share our knowledge as it builds our understanding of the subjects we have learned. We inspire others to do robotics because it is fun, interesting, and useful. We are a community team consisting of middle, high school and college students.
Amador Valley High School
Amador Valley Robotics (AVBotz)
Pleasanton, California, USA
We are Amador Valley Robotics (AVBotz), a high school robotics team from Pleasanton, California, dedicated to pushing the boundaries of autonomous underwater robotics while expanding our knowledge. With 25 years of experience in RoboSub, we look forward to competing again this year.
Arizona State University / Firewheel STEM institute
Desert WAVE
Chandler, Arizona, USA
Desert WAVE (Women in Autonomous Vehicle Engineering) is a team created through a partnership between Arizona State University and the Firewheel STEM Institute. Our mission is to provide a supportive, empowering, and engaging environment where female engineering students can come together to learn, grow, and achieve extraordinary accomplishments. We equip our members with the interpersonal, professional, and real-world technical skills they need to excel in both their studies and future careers.
Bangladesh RoboSpace Consortium
Project Poseidon's Code
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Project Poseidon’s Code is a pioneering student-led underwater initiative in Bangladesh, operating under the Bangladesh RoboSpace Consortium. Supported by the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, United International University and Dhaka Residential Model College. We strive to cultivate a sustainable marine robotics ecosystem through the elegant synergy of innovation and collaboration. By bridging academic research with practical autonomous applications, we aim to advance the field of maritime technology and engineering excellence.
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Team Black Pearl
Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Team Black Pearl aims to represent Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology at RoboSub 2026, advancing underwater robotics on a global platform. Building on our achievement as World Champions at the WFSA International Ferry Design Competition, we bring proven innovation and engineering excellence. Our mission is to develop a high-performance Autonomous Underwater Vehicle that showcases precision, creativity, and strong teamwork, reflecting our commitment to pushing technological boundaries and achieving international recognition.
California State University, Los Angeles
RoboSubLA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Hi! We’re RobosubLA, the Cal State LA competition team. Although our club is small, we are mighty and it shows with our competition AUV that is being brought along for this year’s event; Lanturn. Our team features 5 different subteams in which our members are able to join interchangeably, which guarantees each member to have rich experience in all aspects of creating the robots.
Cornell University
Cornell University Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Ithaca, New York, USA
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CUAUV is entirely undergraduate-run, consisting of over 50 students spanning numerous academic disciplines. The team offers a holistic engineering experience developing cutting-edge technology; students control the entire design, manufacturing, testing and revision cycle.
As a seven-time RoboSub champion, CUAUV embodies a tradition of excellence and continuously pushes the envelope of autonomous underwater vehicle technology.
Duke University
Duke Robotics Club
Durham, North Carolina, USA
The Duke Robotics Club (DRC) is a student-led team at Duke University dedicated to designing and building autonomous underwater vehicles. Reestablished after the pandemic, DRC has rapidly grown into a competitive and collaborative group. The team emphasizes technical innovation, interdisciplinary learning, and hands-on engineering experience while preparing the next generation of students to push the boundaries of underwater robotics.
École de technologie supérieure
SONIA
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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S.O.N.I.A (Système d’Opération Nautique Intelligent et Autonome) is a scientific club from École de Technologie Supérieure in Montreal, QC, which has been designing and manufacturing autonomous submarines for 27 years. S.O.N.I.A was founded in 1999 and its members have designed a total of 9 autonomous submarines since. The club is made up of students from engineering programs in mechanics, electrical, automated production and software.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Autonomous Maritime Robotics Association
Team Unsinkable
Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
We are an organization completely run by undergraduate students from a variety of majors. We welcome anyone and everyone no matter the skill level to join and grow with us, to create the engineers of the future. The team that represents Embry-Riddle during Robonation’s RoboSub annual competition. AMRA has competed for Embry-Riddle for the past five years, and Have created two submarine iterations for this competition.
Georgia Institute of Technology
Marine Robotics Group
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
The Marine Robotics Group at Georgia Tech is a team of swashbucklin’ student roboticists dedicated to the design of autonomous systems operating under, on, and above the water. We’re excited to be back at RoboSub to learn, have fun, and put our autonomy to the test!
Gibson Ek High School
Gibson Ek High School
Issaquah, Washington, USA
We are the Circuit Trees, our team is located in Issaquah, Washington at Gibson Ek High School. We consist of 11 hardworking members, and 4 wonderful coaches. Together we’ve persisted through highs and lows since 2016, and started competing in RoboSub in 2024. Our goal is to improve the backbone of our robot while touching as little of the hardware as possible, as well as to advance the skills of every member, new or old.
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
AUV-IITB
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
We’re a passionate team of undergraduate students who love building robots, and testing them in the water. Over the years, we’ve grown into India’s leading collegiate underwater robotics team, earning multiple accolades at various competitions. This year, we’re excited to be back at Irvine, where we’re aiming to deliver a strong performance. Alongside, we’re also proud to unveil Mini Matsya, our latest compact vehicle, built to support Matsya 7, our flagship vehicle.
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
AUV-IITK
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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We are a team of undergraduate students researching marine robotics. Founded in 2014 by enthusiastic engineers, the team has grown from a small idea-driven group into a family of over 30 members through consistent dedication and hard work. We have designed and built three autonomous underwater vehicles: Varun, Anahita, and our current bot, Atal, capable of navigating unknown environments, performing acoustic localisation, and identifying objects using computer vision.
Istanbul Technical University
ITU AUV TEAM
Istanbul, Sarıyer, Turkiyë
ITU AUV Team is an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle team established in 2018 within Istanbul Technical University.The ITU AUV Team, which has achieved great success in competitions it has participated in Turkey and abroad, has set its main goal as representing our country and our university in the best way possible in various AUV competitions to be held in Singapore, Italy and the United States.
Kennesaw State University
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Team
Marietta, Georgia, USA
Kennesaw State University’s Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) team has members who are undergraduate students pursuing degrees in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, and Mechatronic engineering that compete in the annual Robosub competition. As a result, our team gains valuable real-world engineering experience, networking opportunities, and access to new research from all competing teams.
Konya Technical University
RACLAB
Selçuklu, Konya, Turkiyë
RACLAB Team is an interdisciplinary team that develops ROV and fully autonomous (AUV) underwater systems end-to-end with original hardware and software. Offering high autonomy by using its own control algorithms instead of ready-made boards, the team has proven its success with a first-place win at TEKNOFEST and the “Best Team Spirit” award. Aiming to take this expertise to the international arena, RACLAB aims to lead the way in future unmanned marine technologies with its domestic solutions.
McGill University
McGill Robotics
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
McGill Robotics Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) team, is made up of a dedicated team of engineering students collaborating to bring Douglas to life, our AUV representing McGill at this year’s RoboSub competition. Spanning three different subdivisions of Mechanical, Electrical, and Software, over 70 students work together to develop and design Douglas. Their commitment and excellence truly showcase the best of McGill University’s student talent.
Middle East Technical University
MM Nautronics
Ankara, Çankaya, Turkiyë
Founded at Middle East Technical University (METU), MM Nautronics is a multidisciplinary student team designing innovative Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). Driven by a passion for marine robotics, we seamlessly integrate mechanical, electrical, and software engineering. Proving our capabilities globally, we secured 7th place in the Technical Report and 10th in Website Design among 58 international teams at the 2025 RoboSub competition. We are committed to pushing the boundaries of underwater autonomy worldwide.
Miramar College
Miramar Water Jets
San Diego, California, USA
The Miramar Water Jets are a robotics team representing San Diego Miramar College. They are part of the Miramar Engineering Club. While never having competed in RoboSub, the Water Jets have underwater robotics experience gained from two years of participating in the MATE ROV competition.
Nanyang Technological University
Mecatron
Singapore, Singapore
Founded in 2023, Mecatron is a multidisciplinary student team from Nanyang Technological University driven by a passion for underwater robotics. The team develops autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), competes in marine robotics challenges, and advances research. As a student-led club, Mecatron provides hands-on experience in design, programming, and engineering, while actively engaging in outreach initiatives to inspire interest in marine science and technology among younger learners.
National University of Singapore
Bumblebee Autonomous Systems
Singapore, Singapore
We are a group of innovators who envision building autonomous systems of the future. As a multidisciplinary team of undergraduates, we design and build autonomous maritime vehicles capable of navigating underwater and on the water surface, performing complex tasks autonomously. We design intelligent systems robust to changing environmental conditions, achieving full autonomy with an advanced sensor suite and an array of powerful actuators.
Olympic College
Olympic College Engineering Club
Bremerton, Washington, USA
The Olympic College Engineering Club (OCEC) is a student-led, hands-on engineering team focused on real-world problem solving through collaborative design and build projects. OCEC brings together Olympic College students with Washington State University Bremerton engineering students, creating a small but scrappy, cross-institutional team. Our RoboSub program emphasizes systems integration, documentation, and learning by doing, because good engineering is built, tested, broken, and improved.
Project Nebula
Project Nebula
Arlington, Texas, USA
Project Nebula is a small, student-led nonprofit robotics team dedicated to designing and building autonomous underwater vehicles for competition. Operating independently without institutional support, the team relies on resourcefulness, technical rigor, and close collaboration to succeed. Nebula brings together mechanical, electrical, and software disciplines to develop capable, competition ready systems while fostering hands on learning and innovation, preparing its members to push the boundaries of student-driven underwater robotics.
San Diego State University
SDSU Mechatronics
San Diego, California, USA
SDSU Mechatronics is a student-run team dedicated to pushing the boundaries of autonomous maritime robotics. Since 2011, we have competed in RoboSub by designing and building AUVs from the ground up. Our team operates without external professional aid, giving students total ownership over the engineering lifecycle. We are a multidisciplinary collective from San Diego State University focused on solving the unique challenges of underwater autonomy.
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rocker Robotics
Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
We build robots! Every year we choose some competition and design, build, and program a robot to compete. In the past, we have participated in the IGVC, NRC, and ASME competitions. The competitions generally take place during the spring semester and the design process begins during the preceding fall semester. Our robots are generally built from scratch and include aspects of mechanical design, electrical engineering, and programming.
Stanford University
Stanford AUV
Stanford, California, USA
Stanford AUV is a third-year, student-led team founded in Spring 2024 that blends competition-driven design with real-world ocean research applications. The team provides hands-on experience in robotics, controls, and marine systems to students of all experience levels, opportunities rarely found in the classroom. By combining rigorous engineering with field-relevant problem solving, Stanford AUV equips members with practical skills in mechanical design, electronics, autonomy, and leadership while advancing innovative underwater technology for research and exploration.
Tech Autocrats
BengalSub
Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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BengalSub is the underwater robotics team of Tech Autocrats from Bangladesh. For the RoboSub 2026 season, we are building Hangor 2.0, an autonomous underwater vehicle integrating mechanical design, embedded electronics, perception, and control. We prioritize reliability-first autonomy: test, verify, and fail safely. We also lead hands-on STEM outreach to inspire students across Bangladesh to explore marine robotics.
Texas A&M University
WIRED AUV
College Station, Texas, USA
WIRED AUV is part of the Women In Robotics, Engineering, and Development (WIRED) student organization at Texas A&M University. Established in 2015, our purpose is to build an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for the annual RoboSub Competition. WIRED AUV is a learning team that focuses on recruiting underrepresented freshmen and sophomores and cultivating a supportive environment to gain hands-on experience.
The Ohio State University
Ohio State Underwater Robotics Team
Columbus, Ohio, USA
The Underwater Robotics Team at Ohio State is an interdisciplinary student project team that specializes in the design, construction, and operation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). Our mission is to provide members the opportunity to apply hands-on engineering and business principles and to serve the community through a STEM education outreach program.
Troy High School NJROTC
TROY SPEAR
Fullerton, California, USA
SPEAR is a high school team from Troy High School in Fullerton, CA. SPEAR is unique because all members must also be enrolled in the Naval JROTC (NJROTC) program. Our program was initiated in 2019 and this will be our fourth year competing in person.
Université de Sherbrooke
Nautilus
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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We are a multidisciplinary team of eight robotics and mechanical engineering students from the University of Sherbrooke, united under the name NAUTILUS.
Dynamic and ambitious, we are driven to push the boundaries of technological innovation in a practical and competitive setting, aiming to showcase our university’s student talent and expertise.
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Autonomous Submarine - UQTR
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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ASUQTR is a student-led team from Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières competing in RoboSub with a fully autonomous underwater vehicle. Bringing together students in software, electronics, mechanics, control, and vision, we design and test practical solutions for real underwater missions. Our team is driven by hands-on learning, innovation, and the ambition to push our AUV further every year.
University of Alberta
Autonomous Robotic Vehicle Project
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Founded in 1996 at the University of Alberta, the Autonomous Robotic Vehicle Project develops robotics technologies and students. We currently focus on Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for the annual RoboSub competition. Students from all faculties, especially engineering and computing science, solidify coursework concepts through hands-on projects. Members gain expertise in specific areas of robotics through vehicle design while engaging in community outreach to promote robotics and demonstrate practical applications.
University of British Columbia Okanagan
UBC Okanagan Marine Robotics
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
UBC Okanagan Marine Robotics (UBC OKMR) is a student-led engineering team at UBC Okanagan focused on designing and developing advanced Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for competition and real-world marine applications. Our AUV division leads systems engineering, perception, controls, and underwater robotics research while fostering hands-on learning. Beyond competition, we run STEM outreach, high-school mentorship, and community engagement programs to inspire future engineers and expand access to marine robotics education.
University of California Berkeley
Underwater Robotics at Berkeley
Berkeley, California, USA
Underwater Robotics at Berkeley is a collegiate robotics team at UC Berkeley in Berkeley, California that designs, builds and programs autonomous and teleoperated underwater vehicles to compete in the RoboSub competition. Since its founding in 2016, the team has introduced its members to industry-level design, simulation, and software tools through the lens of competitive robotics.
University of California, Davis
Cyclone RoboSub
Davis, California, USA
Cyclone RoboSub is a student-run engineering design team at UC Davis specializing in autonomous underwater vehicles. We strive to create hands-on opportunities for students across disciplines including engineering, business, and environmental research. Our team is excited to attend this year’s competition!
University of Colorado Boulder
CU Boulder RoboSub Team
Boulder, Colorado, USA
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The CU Boulder RoboSub Team is a student-led organization that designs and builds an autonomous underwater vehicle to compete in the international RoboSub competition. Our team brings together students from a variety of majors who collaborate to solve complex challenges, develop practical engineering skills, and represent the University of Colorado Boulder. Through teamwork, creativity, and hands-on experience, we strive to push the boundaries of underwater robotics while fostering a strong community of innovation.
University of Haifa
Ariel
Haifa, Haifa District, Israel
A passionate group of seven graduate students from Autonomous Navigation and Sensor Fusion Lab (ANSFL) at the Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, Israel. Currently, we are in the process of designing and building our lab’s newest Autonomous Underwater Vehicle ( AUV).
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
iRobotics
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
The iRobotics RoboSub team at the University of Illinois is a student-led organization dedicated to building an autonomous submarine for this summer’s RoboSub competition. Our multidisciplinary team provides members hands-on experience solving real-world challenges in marine robotics and exploration.
University of Maryland
Robotics @ Maryland
College Park, Maryland, USA
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Robotics @ Maryland (Robotics at Maryland) is a tight-knit group of builders and late-night debuggers who turn ambition into a fully modular AUV. We design, fabricate, and program every component from scratch, learning as much from failure as from success. Equal parts grit and curiosity, we balance precision engineering with creative risk-taking. At our core, we are a team that shows up for each other, pushes boundaries, and proves that innovation starts with people first.
University of Michigan
Michigan Robotic Submarine
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Michigan Robotic Submarine is a student-led engineering team comprised of primarily undergraduate students with diverse backgrounds and interests, working together to design and build an autonomous robotic submarine for the annual RoboSub competition in Irvine, CA. We strive to advance Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) technology by engineering a submarine that can perform various sub-nautical tasks, like sonar navigation and
torpedo target shooting.
University of Missouri, Columbia
Students' Underwater Robotics Foundation
Columbia, Missouri, USA
Our mission is to further knowledge and provide unparalleled work experience in the field of underwater robotics by designing, implementing, and testing a fully autonomous submarine for the annual RoboSub competition. This task involves promoting collaboration and teamwork between students of various academic backgrounds including mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, computer scientists, and business majors. We strive to use our creations to spark interest in the STEM field in underrepresented youth in our community.
University of Rhode Island
URI Hydrobotics
Narragansett, Rhode Island, USA
Hydrobotics is a student organization based at the University of Rhode Island focused on providing members with hands-on engineering experience through the development of ocean robotics platforms for intercollegiate competitions and research.
University of Southern California
Robosub SC
Los Angeles, California, USA
USC Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Design Team is a student-run group that designs and builds AUVs for the Robosub competition. We provide hands-on robotics and engineering experience in a supportive, collaborative environment, helping students develop skills for future careers while working toward a common goal of creating a functional submarine
University of Southern Mississippi
USM Robotics Club
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
The USM Robotics Club is a student organization that brings together students from across the University and all backgrounds, that are passionate about the challenges in robotics. The USM Robotics Club started as an organized student organization in Fall 2023. Some projects that the Club has built are Rev Robotics FTCs, SeaGlide competitions, NAO interactions, among others. The Club membership is includes undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines.
University of Victoria
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Interdisciplinary Club
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Interdisciplinary Club (AUVIC) is a student run robotics team based out of the University of Victoria in BC, Canada. We design, construct, and program fully autonomous underwater vehicles to compete at Robonation’s annual Robosub competition. We pride ourselves in our community outreach and volunteer work in the realm of ocean science and engineering.
Washington State University
Palouse RoboSub
Pullman, Washington, USA
Palouse RoboSub is a student-run undergraduate robotics team from Washington State University. We are proud to return to competition for the first time since 2018 with our brand new AUV: Guppy!
Entirely student-run and open to all, Palouse RoboSub provides students with hands-on engineering and project management experience in a collaborative learning environment.