2019 RoboSub Judges

Welcome Judges

Thank you for supporting the RoboSub teams and your future workforce!

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The RoboSub teams have worked hard all year long to prepare their vehicles for competition this July. The anticipation for an in-person competition has been building for over 2 years, and we can’t wait! Thanks to your support to act as a RoboSub judge, we are able to make it all possible. With your expertise, we hope to provide these teams a valuable learning experience for them to continue growing their skill set and ultimately prepare them to enter the workforce.

We’re excited to bring back the opportunity for you to interact with the RoboSub teams and their systems in person. 

 

Let’s get started:

  1. Review the schedule & assignments
  2. Complete the Judges Training
  3. Meet the teams
  4. Secure travel arrangements
  5. Send questions to Julianna Smith

RoboSub 2022 Schedule

Judge Resources

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Judges Training Manual

Thank you for volunteering to be a judge for the 25th RoboSub Competition! Our teams have worked very hard to get here, and you are playing a vital role in their learning experience.  

 

We have developed this guide to assist you in all you need to know to be a RoboSub 2022. Sit back and prepare to be amazed at the ideas and concepts presented by these students!

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Judges’ Event Schedule

(Updated: July 22, 2022)

To best prepare for the upcoming RoboSub event, please download the detailed schedule and check back on this page for the latest details!

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Judges’ Presentation Schedule

(Updated: July 21, 2022)

To access the schedule of presentations for the upcoming RoboSub competition, please download the schedule and check back on this page for the latest details!

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Judges’ Maps

To access all the event maps, please click download below! 

 

Campus Walking Map

 

Course Layout

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Pre-Competition Online Evaluation Platform

The Pre-Competition submissions will all be scored in the platform: SurveyMonkey Apply. To access the platform and login to your Reviewer account, click the link below.

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Pre-Competition Training Recording

For judges who weren’t able to join us on Wednesday, June 15th for the pre-competition judges’ training (or judges who want to re-live the experience), the video recording of the session is now available on YouTube.  The training covered details of being a pre-competition online judge for RoboSub 2022.  The session covered Design Documentation criteria, the tasks, scoring and how to access all the information and documents you need.  

 

Click on this link to view the video.

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Event Information

The 2022 RoboSub Competition (RoboSub 2022) will be conducted 27 July-02 August 2022 at the University of Maryland Eppley Recreation Center in College Park, Maryland. 

Eppley Recreation Center Address: 4128 Valley Drive, College Park, Maryland 20742

Parking: All judges can park in Parking Lot 2A near Team Village. Upon first arrival, please visit the RoboNation Booth in Team Village to pick up your parking pass that is required to be visible in your dashboard. (TIP: Check out the walking map to find your parking location and the walking path to your report location!)

Lodging and Travel: RoboSub Judges are responsible for coordinating the necessary lodging and travel accommodations. The RoboSub event staff will be staying at The Hotel at the University of Maryland.

Packing List: We’re going to be in and out of the sun all-day, so pack accordingly! You will receive a set of official RoboSub performance shirts and drinking water, upon your arrival on-site.

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COVID-19 Plan

The health and safety of the RoboNation community is our number one priority.   RoboNation follows all local and state health guidelines as well as requirements specific to the event location.   RoboNation will utilize daily COVID-19 health self-screenings which will be required for all team participants, volunteers, staff and visitors on-site in order to ensure the protection of all participants. 

  • Daily health screenings are required for all judges each day you will be on-site at competition. A daily reminder email will be sent each day. 
  • A negative COVID test (rapid test allowed) prior to coming on campus for the first time is required for all judges.

Judge Assignments

Meet the Teams

Amador Valley High School Robotics
Amador Valley High School Robotics
AVBotz

Pleasanton, California, USA

Website | Twitter | Instagram

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

 

AVBotz was founded in 1999 and is from Amador Valley High School, based in Pleasanton California. We’re competing for the first time in-person with our new vehicle, Nemo. Nemo was designed and built from scratch by members from the Software, Mechanical, and Electrical divisions. Throughout the year, business members maintains funds and outreach such as our quarterly newsletter. We’ve placed top 10 eight times, and are hoping to repeat our history of excellence!

Autonomous Maritime Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle
Autonomous Maritime Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle
Team Unsinkable
Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
 
Team Unsinkable is an independent, student-led team representing Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, composed entirely of undergraduate students of varying majors. Our mission is to deliver a positive working environment where students can gain valuable experience working as a team in order to solve difficult real-life problems while utilizing the engineering process.
BRAC University
BRAC University
BRACU Duburi

Dhaka, Mohakhali, Bangladesh

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

Demonstration Video

 

Our team BRACU Duburi has been the pioneer of underwater robotics research in Bangladesh and since has been developing and paving the way for underwater research in Bangladesh. Our goal at team Duburi is to utilize the advances made in autonomous underwater navigation and machine learning powered data collection and analysis to sustainably develop solutions for water pollution reduction, unnamed search-and-rescue missions and autonomous monitoring and research in areas of the oceans in which manned-missions are quite impossible.

Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Tartan AUV

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Website | Twitter | Instagram

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

 

TartanAUV is a competitive robotics team from Carnegie Mellon University that combines computer science and engineering fields of study with applied software, hardware, and mechanics. We compete in RoboSub, which is an annual competition where universities from around the world compete by designing autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that must autonomously navigate obstacles, move and manipulate objects, detect hydroacoustic pingers, and fire torpedoes to earn points.

 

Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

Ithaca, New York, USA

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

 

CUAUV designs, builds, and programs two completely autonomous underwater vehicles every year to navigate a complicated underwater obstacle course with no human intervention whatsoever: ramming buoys, dropping weighted darts on targets, firing torpedoes, picking up PVC structures, and more. 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.

Delhi Technological University
Delhi Technological University
DTU AUV

New Delhi, India

Website | FacebookInstagram

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video 

Community and Outreach

 

DTU AUV is a team of undergraduate students from the Delhi Technological University (Formerly Delhi College of Engineering). We aim to develop Autonomous Underwater Vehicles and Remotely Operated Vehicles of industrial standards. We test our progress against the world by participating in reputed competitions like RoboSub, MATE ROV, and SAUVC. The vehicles are designed by fusion of research work in the field of mechanical engineering, electronics, instrumentation, image processing, and acoustics.

Duke University
Duke University
Duke Robotics Club

Durham, North Carolina, USA

Website | Facebook

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

 

The Duke Robotics Club is a student-run organization in Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering. Our mission is to provide Duke undergraduate and graduate students a place to pursue their interest in robotics by working on high-impact, large-scale robotics projects and competitions, primarily in the realm of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). These projects allow our talented students to hone their skills and demonstrate the strength of Duke Engineering.

École de technologie supérieure
École de technologie supérieure
SONIA

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video 

Community and Outreach

 

Team SONIA aims for its team members to flourish in designing an autonomous and competitive submarine in order to participate in RoboSub. Students from the École de Technologie Supérieure design, develop and improve submarines since 1999. The team conceived seven submarines since its beginning, maybe more soon?

Edirne Deneyap Teknoloji Atölyeleri
Edirne Deneyap Teknoloji Atölyeleri
Matiricie

Edirne, Merkez, Turkey

Website | Instagram

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

 

Matiricie is a team that conducts R&D studies on unmanned underwater vehicles. We are the first students of Edirne Deneyap Teknoloji Atölyeleri and the pioneer team. Our team consists of Kerem Yıldız, Kadircan Bilir, Beril Yenice, Esra Çakır, Tunç Tuncay and Kübra Özdemir. Our team mentor is Mert Hızmalı. In Turkey we participated Teknofest ROV competition, which is hosted by Turkish government, twice. We also participated other robotic competitions. And this year we want to do our best and take place in Robosub’22.

Federal University of Santa Catarina
Federal University of Santa Catarina
Terra Competition Team

Santa Catarina, Brazil
Website | Instagram

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

Demonstration Video

 

TERRA is the first competition team from the Federal University of Santa Catarina for the development, research, design and construction of an Autonomous Submarine Vehicle (AUV). The team is composed of engineering undergraduate students. The main objective of the team is to increase knowledge and develop new underwater technologies.

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
UFRJ Nautilus

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

Demo Video #1 | Demo Video #2 | Demo Video #3

 

UFRJ Nautilus is a team from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro focused on technology and innovation in the field of autonomous vehicles. Created in 2016, our main domain and current focus is the development of Autonomous Submarine Vehicles (AUV’s), which are unmanned robots that perform their tasks completely independently.

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
AUV IIT Bombay

Mumbai, Maarashtra, India

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

Community & Outreach

 

AUV-IITB comprises 55+ highly enthusiastic and hard-working technocrats on underwater robotics ranging from freshmen to driven senior undergraduates and experienced post-graduates spanning various branches of engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. We work on Matsya, a series of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), to deliver a research platform in underwater robotics and promote autonomous systems.
 
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
VantTec

Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Website | Facebook | Twitter | IInstagram

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

Demo Video #1 | Demo Video #2

 

VantTec is a group of students from Tec de Monterrey focused on the research and development of unmanned autonomous vehicles. The team emerged in 2017 as a multidisciplinary project with undergraduate and graduate students interested in researching new technologies, revolutionizing the field of STEM.

Kasetsart University
Kasetsart University
SEAPUP

Chatuchak, Bangkok, Thailand

Website | Facebook

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

 

With the passion and dedication of a group of students and researchers, the SEAPUP team was established in 2022. The team consists of new student members and some students with experience in previous Robosub competitions as a ex-member of the ZEABUS team. SEAPUP includes students from various departments such as electrical, computer, mechanical and aerospace engineering. Our team is supported by the Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University. We are also currently collaborating with AI and Robotics Ventures Company Limited (ARV).

Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw State University
AUV at KSU

Marietta, Georgia, USA

Website | Instagram

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

 

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.

Lehigh University
Lehigh University
Lehigh Underwater Robotics (LUR)

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA

Website | Instagram

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

 

Lehigh Underwater Robotics aims to provide students with hands-on experience in the design, building, and testing of underwater drones. We aspire to provide engagement in various interdisciplinary underwater robotics projects that involve software development, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and business management . Additionally, Lehigh Underwater Robotics provides community engagement and outreach activities through these projects to inspire the next generation of engineers in underwater robotics.

Maritime State Universitv named after admiral G.I. Nevelskoy
Maritime State Universitv named after admiral G.I. Nevelskoy
MSU Robotics Team

Vladivostok, Primorsky Kray, Russia

Website | Instagram

Technical Design Report Competition Strategy Video

Community and Outreach

 

The Maritime State University underwater robotics team was founded in 2013. In total, our team took part in RoboSub 5 times. At the moment, the best achievement in the international arena is the third place in 2015 at the 18 International RoboSub Competition in San Diego (USA). The basis of the team is made up of both experienced participants in previous RoboSub competitions, as well as university students and cadets, for whom participation in such an event is the first serious experience.

Memorial University of Newfoundland
Memorial University of Newfoundland
MUN RoboSub

St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada

Website

Submissions Pending

 

MUN RoboSub is a recognized engineering student design group at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s. Located in close proximity to the Atlantic Ocean in the most easterly province of Canada, MUN RoboSub is a team of diverse engineering students working on bringing a concept to reality.

National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore
Bumblebee Autonomous Systems

Singapore, Singapore

Website | Instagram

Technical Design ReportCompetition Strategy Video 

Community and Outreach

 

We are a group of innovators who envision to build autonomous systems of the future. We build and design autonomous maritime vehicles that capable of navigating underwater and on the water surface and perform a series of tasks without any remote control assistance. The system is targeted to be designed as highly intelligent and robust to changing environmental conditions. Full autonomy is achieved with an advanced sensor suite and array of powerful actuators.

San Diego State University
San Diego State University
SDSU Mechatronics

San Diego, California, USA

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

 

Mechatronics is a fully student-run organization at San Diego State University.

As a multidisciplinary team of engineering, software and business students, we provide a challenging team-based environment with real-world applications, such as designing, fabricating, programming, and testing autonomous underwater vehicle systems.

Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Orange Robotics

Syracuse, New York, USA

Website | Facebook

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video


Orange Robotics is a small club that sits in the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University. Our mission is to expose students to the field of robotics by encouraging them to participate in the designing, building, and creating of robots. At Orange Robotics we promote creativity and inspire students to become technology leaders. We push learning and use our acquired skills to compete in robotic competitions and engage in collaborative-based projects.

Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
WE REAF

College Station, Texas, USA

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

 

The Women in Engineering Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) team was created in 2015. WE AUV is a student-led project team at Texas A&M University. Our purpose is to build an AUV with members that range from freshmen to seniors. The WE REAF team represents a variety of engineering majors and we welcome students with experience at any level.

The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
THE Ohio State University Underwater Robotics Team

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Website | Twitter | Instagram

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

Community and Outreach

 

The Underwater Robotics Team is an interdisciplinary student project team that specializes in the design, construction, and operation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). Students from a variety of majors are responsible for every aspect of building the vehicles, including machining the housings, soldering the circuit boards, and developing the software. These vehicles are designed for the purpose of competing in the international AUVSI RoboSub competition held annually in San Diego, California. Additionally, the team presents their robots at a number of STEM outreach events in the Columbus community as a way of giving back and generating interest in the field of robotics.

Underwater Robotics Club at NC State University
Underwater Robotics Club at NC State University
Underwater Robotics Club at NC State University

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Website | Twitter

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

 

The Underwater Robotics Club at NC State University is a student-run organization made up of engineers of all backgrounds, both graduate and undergraduate, and all of whom have at least one thing in common: our passion for robotics.

 

Our goal is twofold:
1. Design and create our autonomous underwater robot, Seawolf, to compete in the RoboSub competition.
2. Promote and take part in the advancement of robotics education in students of all ages.

University of Alberta
University of Alberta
Autonomous Robotic Vehicle Project

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

 

The Autonomous Robotic Vehicle Project (ARVP) is an interdisciplinary robotics student group from the University of Alberta, whose purpose is to encourage the development of autonomous robotic technologies within the University and the Edmonton area. ARVP enables students to gain practical experience in managing a robotics project from inception to completion, applying their education to real-world problems, and developing their knowledge in the field of robotics.

University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
UBC Subbots

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Website | Facebook

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

 

We are a student design team from UBC in Vancouver, Canada, and we are hoping to compete this year with our AUV: Steelhead. The team was founded in 2017 and is made up of engineering and computer science students from multiple disciplines who have full control over the design, manufacturing and testing of the robot. Since becoming a team, we have learned a lot about designing for the underwater environment and are continuously improving upon our existing designs.

University of Florida, Machine Intelligence Lab
University of Florida, Machine Intelligence Lab
SubjuGator

Gainesville, Florida, USA

Website | Twitter

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

Community & Outreach

 

SubjuGator is an autonomous underwater vehicle project designed and built by students of the Machine Intelligence Laboratory (MIL) at the University of Florida (UF). The University of Florida has participated in every RoboSub competition since its incarnation in 1998. The SubjuGator team is comprised of undergraduate and graduate students of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering.

University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Missouri – Columbia
Mizzou SURF

Columbia, Missouri, USA

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

 

Students’ Underwater Robotics Foundation is an engineering student organization that strives to implement the knowledge of engineering courses to real life projects. Mizzou SURF designs and manufactures marine robotic projects. SURF is a competition team with an element of robotic research. We are currently hard at work preparing for the 2022 virtual RoboSub competition!

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
PWr Diving Crew

Wrocław, Poland

Website | Facebook | Instagram

Technical Design Report | Competition Strategy Video

Community and Outreach

 

The Automation and Robotics Science Club ‘Robocik’ has been operating at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Wrocław University of Technology since 1997. The PWr Diving Crew project, which works with the construction of autonomous and remotely controlled underwater vehicles, has been implemented since 2016.

Questions?

Any questions or uncertainty of the next step, email Julianna Smith!