In lieu of the in-person RoboSub Competition, teams are invited to participate in online efforts to showcase their system developed for competition, by submitting:
– Website
– Technical Design Report
– Video
Program
RoboSub 2020
The 23rd RoboSub Competition was held online, due to the in-person event being cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In lieu of vehicle performance, teams were evaluated on a technical design report, video presentation and website. With 33 teams representing Brazil, Canada, Egypt, India, México, Norway, Poland, Singapore and the United States and territories.
STATUS UPDATE: While we didn’t have the opportunity to meet in person this year, we stayed engaged and shifted efforts online to highlight and reward teams’ incredible work. We ended the summer with a Virtual Awards Party to announce prizes and gear up for 2021.
Congratulations RoboSub 2020 teams!
2020 RoboSub (Online)
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Dates
August 3-9, 2020In-person portion cancelled
- 2020 Final Standings
- 2020 Final Scoresheet
- 2020 T-shirt
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May 15 - Team Call Notes
Thanks to all the teams that joined the team call in May and brought all of your questions for the RoboSub online submissions. Below, please find the notes documenting what was discussed on that call.
Please note, all answers provided in the Q&A portion of the call are subject to change.
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2020 RoboSub Season
Teams
Ain Shams University
ASmarine
Cairo, Egypt
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Technical Design Report | Video
ASmarine Team was founded in 2019 by a group of robotics researchers to create a research center and compete in RoboSub. The team focuses on hands-on implementation of academic knowledge presented in educational institutions to present innovative solutions for Marin Industry. ASmarine aspires to shape a Marine Industrial revolution and combine Engineering Robotics along with Marine Science to enhance the world’s economy and face the global crises that threaten the planet’s resources and Marine life.
Alexandria University
VORTEX
Alexandria, Egypt
Website | Facebook | Instagram
We are a team compromised of students from Alexandria University – Faculty of Engineering under the name Vortex and we have been participating in ROV competitions since 2016. Our interest in underwater robotics has persuaded the graduates to further pursue our passion in originating a commercial manufacturing company first of its type in Egypt and the Middle East region.
Amador Valley High School
AVBotz
Pleasanton, California, USA
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Technical Design Report | Video
AVBotz is a team of forty-two Amador Valley High School students from Pleasanton, California. Since 2000, we have perpetuated a legacy of problem solving and independent learning; the team is recognized nationally as the best performing high-school team in the competition. We had the highest scoring run at RoboSub 2015, and placed 7th overall. At AVBotz, we stay in tune with our values of curiosity, ambition, improvement, and teamwork.
Arizona State University
Underwater Robotics at Arizona State
Tempe, Arizona, USA
Technical Design Report | Video
Underwater Robotics at Arizona State (ASUR) is a competitive underwater robotics team comprised of undergraduate and graduate students. Every year, we design and build a new underwater robot, giving our team of students hands-on experience that will help them in industry. We value the diversity and professional and technical development of our team members and are passionate about inspiring K-12 students to get involved in STEM through outreach.
Beaver Country Day School
BeaverAUV
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA
Technical Design Report | Video
BeaverAUV is a high school team out of Boston, MA.
California Institute of Technology
Caltech Robotics Team
Pasadena, California, USA
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Technical Design Report | Video
Based out of sunny Pasadena, CA, the Caltech Robotics Team is composed primarily of undergraduates from the California Institute of Technology. We’re a team of students with diverse backgrounds and interests, who all come together to work on our common goal of pushing the limits of robotic technology. Through designing and building robots, we seek not only to further our own capabilities, but also use robotics as an opportunity to inspire future generations of engineers.
California State University, Fullerton
CSUF AUV
Fullerton, California, USA
CSUF legacy project, created to give computer engineering students experience in popular industry topics. In the growing industry of automation, we believe it’s important for students to get early exposure and mentorship from senior students and faculty.
Carnegie Mellon University
TartanAUV
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Technical Design Report | Video
TartanAUV is Carnegie Mellon’s underwater robotics team participating annually in the international Robosub competition.
Duke University
Duke Robotics Club
Durham, North Carolina, USA
Technical Design Report | 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
S.O.N.I.A. AUV
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Technical Design Report | Video
Team SONIA aims for its team members to flourish in designing an autonomous and competitive submarine in order to participate in RoboSub. Student from the École de Technologie Supérieure design, developp and improve submarines since 1999. The team conceived seven submarines since its beginning, maybe more soon ?
Far Eastern Federal University
FEFU & IMTP
Vladivostok, Primorskiy Kray, Russian Federation
Scientific-Educational Center “Underwater robotics” was founded at Far-Eastern Federal University (FEFU) in 2009 together with Institute for Marine Technology Problems of Far-Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Science (IMTP). It aims to unite effort of FEFU teachers and IMTP specialists in order to share their experience in underwater robotics.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Nautilus
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Technical Design Report | Video
Our team has been together for 3 years. We are composed by undergraduate students brought together to aquire technical and practical experience about how to project, build, manage and program an actual AUV.
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Tech Marine Robotics
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Technical Design Report | Video
GT Marine Robotics is dedicated to providing an environment for learning about and developing autonomous robots which operate in aquatic environments. We compete in various marine robotics competitions involving autonomous navigation. Past competitions include RoboBoat, RoboSub, and RobotX.
Gonzaga University
Gonzaga Robotics
Spokane, Washington, USA
Website | Facebook | Instagram
Technical Design Report | Video
The Gonzaga RoboSub team began in 2016 with a seven member team. Since then the team has grown to over 30 members, all focusing on going to competition for the third year in a row. Our team is divided into three different disciplines, mechanical engineering, computer science, and electrical engineering. GU RoboSub emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration not only with other students, but also with knowledgeable faculty, making it a well-rounded experience for any member.
Harbin Engineering University
HEUAUV
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
The underwater robot team of HEU (Harbin Engineering University) has been built for many years. In recent years, we have attended many robot competitions, and gained many experiences. We improved our robot constantly and hope our robot have a perfect performance. Our team consists of visual group, software group, hardware group, mechanical group, navigation group，sonar group, and this structure makes the team more efficient.
Harvey Mudd College
MuddSub
Claremont, California, USA
The Harvey Mudd RoboSub team is a student-run organization that strives for excellence in autonomy and robotics. We aim to push the boundaries of autonomous underwater vehicles by designing a novel, innovative, and elegant robot which can intelligently navigate its surroundings. As a team, we value diversity of opinion and meaningful collaboration. The team comprises students from varied backgrounds and all four class years.
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
AUV-IITB
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Technical Design Report | Video
AUV-IITB comprises of highly enthusiastic and hard-working technocrats ranging from bright-eyed freshmen to driven senior undergraduates and tech-experienced post-graduates spanning various branches of engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. In order to accelerate the development of MATSYA our team is structured into three sub divisions viz Mechanical, Electrical and Software. Every year the team puts in 30,000 man hours for the development and integration of our AUV MATSYA.
Kasetsart University
Zeabus
Chatuchak, Bangkok, Thailand
Zeabus AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) is powered by engineering students from Kasetsart University comprised of Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Electrical Engineering. We have participated the international RoboSub competition since 2014, which annually hosted by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Foundation in San Diego, USA.
Kennesaw State University
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Team
Marietta, Georgia, USA
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Technical Design Report | Video
Kennesaw State University’s Autonomous Underwater Vehicle team is a group of undergraduate students from different engineering programs that work together to research and innovate AUV technology. Working hard all year long to make RoboSub 2020 a success!
LA Nova Club
LA Nova Robotics
Arcadia, California, USA
LA Nova robotics team is a Los Angeles community based with high school and middle school robotics enthusiastic explorers. We are so exciting for having the opportunity to participate this fantastic competition and explore all colorful unknown world.
Maritime State University
MSU AUV
Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia
MSU AUV team participated in Robosub forth times (2015, 2016. 2017, 2018).
Mizzou SURF
Student Underwater Robotics Foundation
Columbia, Missouri, USA
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
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.
Montana State University
RoboCats
Bozeman, Montana, USA
We are Montana State University’s Robosub team. We are made up of a senior design team and a club of undergraduates working to improve our AUV every year and give students an opportunity to grow their skills outside the classrom.
National University of Singapore
Bumblebee Autonomous Systems
Singapore
Technical Design Report | Video
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 an array of powerful actuators.
North Carolina State University
Underwater Robotics Club
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Technical Design Report | Video
The Underwater Robotics Club at NCSU is a student-run organization that designs and builds autonomous submersible robots to participate in the annual RoboSub Competition. Together the team works outside of the classroom to improve each other’s technical skills and to spread the passion of robotics to the community. The Underwater Robotics Club is student-run and always welcomes new members from any major.
Oregon Institute of Technology
OTUS Owls
Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA
Technical Design Report | Video
This is an Oregon Tech RoboSub team, consisting of AUVSI club members and student project teams from Mechanical Engineering and CSET Engineering team members with the advisor, Dongbin Don Lee from Oregon State, USA.
Penn State University
Lionfish
State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle
Team Unsinkable
Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
San Diego City College
San Diego City Robotics
San Diego, California, USA
Technical Design Report | Video
We are City College Robotics, a team of approximately 15 community college students and club advisors. We are designing and building a low-cost AUV that allows new two-year students to understand and contribute to the project quickly, while still being capable of completing the complex tasks of the Robosub competition. Our primary objective is to develop our members’ engineering, leadership, collaboration, and communication skills.
San Diego State University
SDSU Mechatronics
San Diego, California, USA
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Technical Design Report | Video
SDSU Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary team of engineering, computer science, applied math and business students that provides a challenging team-based environment with real-world applications, such as designing, fabricating, programming, and wiring an autonomous underwater vehicle.
Si Se Puede Foundation & Arizona State University
Desert WAVE
Chandler, Arizona, USA
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Technical Design Report | Video
The Si Se Puede Foundation has partnered with Arizona State University to create a women’s autonomous underwater vehicle team. The team has just completed its rookie year and they are eagerly preparing for the 2020 Robonation’s international Robosub competition.
Simplexity
San Diego, California, USA
Team Simplexity was formed by two brothers, one in graduate school at ASU and one in middle school. Their goal is to learn from each other, their teammates and mentors, and share that knowledge with other teams in the area.
St. George's School
Saints Robotics
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
An after school robotics club from Vancouver, BC, Canada wanting to do more than the generic average.
Team Inspiration
San Diego, California, USA
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Technical Design Report | Video
We are a 9th-year robotics team from San Diego, California, with students ranging from 7th grade to 12th grade. We currently participate in the FIRST Tech Challenge, Robocar, and RoboSub robotics programs. Our goal is to be able to learn the most we can about robotics and to spread all that knowledge to others, by our motto: To Learn, To Share, To Innovate, TO INSPIRE!
Tecnológico de Monterrey
VantTec
Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Technical Design Report | Video
VantTec is a group of students from the Tec de Monterrey, focused on research and development of autonomous vehicles. We want to inspire generations of young people to get involved in research and development in their areas of interest from the start of their careers, and learn about national and international opportunities in academia and professional paths.
Texas A&M University
Women in Engineering - WE REAF
College Station, Texas, USA
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Technical Design Report | Video
WEREAF is a student-led technical project team supported by Texas A&M’s Women in Engineering program. WEREAF allows students to apply classroom knowledge to real-world scenarios through interdisciplinary teaming. To enhance A&M’s retention efforts, WEREAF targets first-/second-year undergraduate students. As a learning organization, less than 40% of team members start with previous robotics or technical project experience. WEREAF’s mission is to provide female students with a non-judgmental environment to build technical skills and grow as leaders.
The Ohio State University
The Underwater Robotics Team
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Technical Design Report | Video
The Underwater Robotics Team (UWRT) is an interdisciplinary student project team that works out of The Ohio State University that specializes in the design, construction, and operation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs).
University of Alberta
Autonomous Robotic Vehicle Project
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Technical Design Report | Video
The Autonomous Robotic Vehicle Project (ARVP) strives to develop, apply, and promote technologies related to the field of autonomous robotics. This student group includes members from the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Business, and Department of Computing Science. ARVP provides opportunities for students to apply their academics to a competitive robotic platform and gain practical experience in project management.
University of British Columbia
UBC Subbots
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
UBC Subbots is an engineering design team dedicated to the design and build of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for the RoboSub competition.
University of California at Riverside
UCR RoboSub
Riverside, California, USA
Website | Facebook | Instagram
UCR RoboSub is an undergraduate all-student-run project. Students plan, design, build, and test complex mechanical, electrical, and software systems in a multidisciplinary setting through a structured, organized project experience. The project seeks to enhance students’ learning in all aspects of robotics engineering, and through RoboSub students gain valuable experience working on a large engineering team, creating an advanced vehicle using proper systems engineering approaches.
University of California San Diego
Triton Robosub
San Diego, California, USA
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Technical Design Report | Video
We are Triton Robosub, a 33 person team spanning over 10 majors from 5 departments at UC San Diego, both undergrad and grad. Our team was established in 2018 and reached semifinals in our debut year, and this year we want to expand our technical skills, design a more robust vehicle, and excel in the 2020 competition!
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Colorado RoboSub
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Technical Design Report | Video
The CU RoboSub club allows STEM inclined students to jump start their career toward engineering robotic systems. Students in our club gain hands on experience in an interdisciplinary environment designing, machining and programming robots for one of the more difficult types of environments: underwater. Besides preparing for each year’s competition we have partnered with a lab on our campus to develop novel state estimators and mapping algorithms for underwater environments.
University of Florida
SubjuGator
Gainesville, Florida, USA
Technical Design Report | Video
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 Hawaii at Manoa, College of Engineering
NaviKai
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Team NaviKai is a collaborative effort between Engineering Undergraduates from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa and Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management Undergraduates from the University of Hawai’i’s West O’ahu Campus.Team NaviKai is excited to be the first design team from the University of Hawaii to participate in the annual RoboSub competition and hoping to inspire other engineering hopefuls on campus as they enthusiastically prepare to compete in the RoboSub 2020 competition.
University of Michigan
Michigan Robotic Submarine
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Michigan Robotic Submarine is a University of Michigan student engineering team comprised of primarily undergraduate students with diverse backgrounds and interests. Our team is united by our mission to advance autonomous underwater vehicle technology, cultivate individual member growth, and develop opportunities for future wolverine success.
University of Victoria
AUVIC
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Website | Facebook | Instagram
AUVIC is an entirely student focused endeavour based on innovation, excellence, and professionalism. Our mission is to develop marine technology while completing our studies and promoting marine technology to middle-school students. Under this initiative, members gain applied experience collaborating with a cohort comprised of students and faculty to a common goal, creating interesting ideas and next generation concepts.
University of Waterloo
Waterloo Aquadrone
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Website | Facebook | Instagram
The University of Waterloo Aquadrone Team is a student-run design team focused on designing a fully autonomous underwater vehicle to compete in the AUVSI RoboSub Competition in San Diego, California. Aquadrone was created in early 2019 by a group of driven engineering students that wanted a unique experience on a design team that had yet to be offered at the University of Waterloo.
Vortex NTNU
Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
Website | Facebook | Instagram
Technical Design Report | Video
Vortex NTNU is an independent student organization at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway. Our team is composed of students from different engineering disciplines from bachelor and master degree programs.
Washington State University
Palouse Robosub
Pullman, Washington, USA
We are a team of undergraduate students at Washington State University.
Wrocław University of Science and Technology
PWr Diving Crew
Wrocław, Poland
Website | Facebook | Instagram
Technical Design Report | Video
We are KN Robocik and we represent polish Mechanical Faculty of the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology. You may know us by PWr Diving Crew project by which we mainly operate. PWr Diving Crew projekt involves designing, constructing, testing and improving autonomous underwater vehicles. Our newest and most advanced creation is ROV 4.0. We hope this artificially intelligence based invention can be used to change the world for the better.
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