2019 RoboBoat Judges

Welcome Judges

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

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The RoboBoat teams have worked hard all year long to prepare their vehicles for competition this June. 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 RoboBoat 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 RoboBoat teams and their systems in person. 

 

Let’s get started:

  1. Review important dates
  2. Complete the Judges Training
  3. Meet the teams
  4. Meet the judges
  5. Send questions to Julianna Smith

Judge Acceptance Form

Thank you for your interest and availability in being a RoboBoat judge! Click below to get started on completing the acceptance form.

Important Dates

Judges Resources

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Judges Training Manual

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Schedule

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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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Meet the Teams

Bannari Amman Institute of Technology
Bannari Amman Institute of Technology
Vyuha

Erode Dt, Tamil Nadu, India

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Technical Design Report | Team Introduction Video

 

We are team Vyuha representing Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, India. The team of undergraduate engineers from various engineering disciplines is interested in researching new technologies in the field of ocean technology. Also, we proudly take part in plenty of outreach activities each year to perform this type of event.

Florida Atlantic University
Florida Atlantic University
Owltonomous

Dania Beach, Florida, USA

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Team Owltonomous was started by a group of students who had similar passions in exploring autonomy in marine robotics. The team name was based on the University logo, the Owls, and implementing the word autonomous. This years team travelled to New South Wales for the RobotX Competition and is excited to compete in RoboBoat. We are a group of students who hope to keep the robotics legacy going here at Florida Atlantic University.

Gdańsk University of Technology, Science Club SimLE
Gdańsk University of Technology, Science Club SimLE
SeaSentinel

Gdańsk, Poland

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Technical Design Report | Team Introduction Video

 

Project SeaSentinel started in November 2021 as a continuation of a high school project named USV “Czajka”, made by Igor Rusiecki and Artur Kamieniecki.  Main goal of this project is to create an Autonomous Surface Vessel capable of conducting water quality measurement operations in ports and coastal areas.  We intend to take part in RoboBoat 2023 competition in Florida, USA.  At the moment we are at the stage of designing and constructing our prototype.

Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember
Barunastra ITS Roboboat Team

Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia

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Technical Design Report | Team Introduction Video

Community & Outreach

 

Barunastra ITS Roboboat Team is a research team from Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) which focuses on developing unmanned vessels since 2012. We specialize in designing and producing ASV (Autonomous Surface Vehicle), FERC (Fuel Engine Remote Control), and RC (Remote Control) boats. Established by ITS Robotics, Metic Club from Marine Engineering, and Hydromodelling Club from Naval Architecture, Barunastra ITS has a strong commitment to help foster the world’s maritime technology advancement.

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
VANTTEC

Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

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Technical Design Report | Team Introduction Video

Community & Outreach

 

We are a leading international team in research and development of autonomous mobility technologies in the Latin American region. The impact we have had on the student and technological community has earned us multiple awards and research recognitions. We want to raise the next leaders in mobility technologies in México.

James W Martin High School
James W Martin High School
MHS Seals

Arlington, Texas, USA

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Technical Design Report | Team Introduction Video

Community & Outreach

 

A Texas – based team of around 16 kids from a STEM academy developing their passion for engineering and programming, attempting to master the combination of autonomous systems and the engineering process. An ambitious team that spends their afternoons after long days of music, art, or athletics to expand their knowledge and bond over their various interests.
Karadeniz Technical University
Karadeniz Technical University
Ortahisar Creatiny Roboteam

Trabzon, Turkey

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Technical Design Report | Team Introduction Video

 

Ortahisar Creatiny Roboteam was established in 2022 within Creatiny, a technology community in Karadeniz Technical University. Our team includes engineering students and graduates from different areas who are experts in their fields.

We produced vehicles with high endurance and autonomous features and in 2022, at the ROBOIC UNMANNED BOAT PROTOTOTYPE COMPETITION organized by Turkish Defense Industry Presidency won the first place in Turkey.

Apart from participating in competitions we have also taken steps towards incorporation.

Lake Superior State University
Lake Superior State University
AMORE

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA

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Technical Design Report | Team Introduction Video

 

Team Autonomous Maritime Operations and Robotics Engineering (AMORE) is a multidisciplinary group of undergraduate students from Lake Superior State University. Including engineering and non-engineering students, the team has representation from several majors including Fisheries and Wildlife Management. In addition, members from seven countries have participated since AMORE began in 2021. After competing in the 2022 Maritime RobotX Challenge, the team is excited to build their first Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV) for the 2023 RoboBoat Challenge.

Military Technical College
Military Technical College
MW

Cairo, Egypt

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Technical Design Report | Team Introduction Video

 

MW in ancient Egyptian language means water. MW is a seasoned undergraduate team, based in Cairo, Egypt, representing the Military Technical College and specialized in building maritime autonomous systems, ASV and ROV. Loaded with thousands of years of ancient Egyptian legacy of ship building. Although 2019 was the first entry for MW, which was full of logistics issues, but got rewarded the rapid prototyping award. This year 2023, MW are much more into the challenge.

University of Michigan
University of Michigan
UM::Autonomy

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Technical Design Report | Team Introduction Video

 

UM::Autonomy is an award-winning student project team from the University of Michigan. Each year we build an autonomous boat to participate in the RoboNation Roboboat competition. We aim to further the study of autonomous robotics at the University of Michigan by providing students with hands-on multidisciplinary design experience in artificial intelligence, image processing, navigation, naval architecture, and mechanical design. Each year we strive to push the physical and conceptual bounds of our autonomous vehicle.
University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez
UPRM RoboBoat

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

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Technical Design Report | Team Introduction Video

Community & Outreach

 

UPRM RoboBoat is a multidisciplinary special project under the mechanical engineering department at the Univeristy of Puerto Rico @ Mayaguez. Our mission is to provide members the tools for the technical understanding of the engineering field throughout
multiple engineering branches. And our purpose is to promote and inspire females in a STEM related field so that they become elements of transformation that promote technical and humanitarian advancement.

University of Science and Technology in Cracow
University of Science and Technology in Cracow
AGH Solar Boat

Cracow, Poland

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Technical Design Report | Team Introduction Video

 

We are the student research club which is called AGH Solar Boat which promotes an environment-friendly innovative solutions at on of the top technical universities in Poland. One of our projects is an autonomous boat, which has already participated in the previous edition of RoboBoat competition. We are glad that we have the opportunity to participate in the competition in 2023.

Meet the Judges – Coming Soon!

Questions?

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

Find Out More

By land, sea, airspace or cyberspace there’s a place for you in RoboNation. Before we start asking complex questions, let’s start with some simple ones, like your name, email and your field of interest.

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