RoboBoat 2023

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.

Coast Guard Academy

USCGA

New London, Connecticut, USA

Capstone project for four electrical engineering seniors at the Coast Guard Academy located in New London, CT.

Cornell University

Cornell University AutoBoat

Ithaca, New York, USA

Cornell AutoBoat aims to innovate novel maritime technology by designing, manufacturing, and testing an autonomous boat capable of image recognition and complex path planning by using computer vision.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Phantom 2

Daytona Beach, Florida, USA

A group of students designing, building, and testing innovative ideas to improve in this years Roboboat competition.

Florida Atlantic University

Owltonomous

Dania Beach, Florida, USA

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

SeaSentinel

Gdańsk, Poland

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.

Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Tech Marine Robotics Group

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Georgia Tech Marine Robotics Group provides opportunities for Georgia Tech undergraduate and graduate students to learn about and develop aquatic autonomous vehicles.

Hagerty High School & UCF

The Water Dogs

Oviedo, Florida, USA

Comprised of current Hagerty High School and University of Central Florida (UCF) students, this is a community team who are passionate about exploring autonomy in creative and collaborative environment.

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Aritra

Tamil Nadu, India

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We are team Aritra, a group of dedicated and passionate individuals who are committed to advancing the field of marine autonomy. We work on developing innovative solutions for marine autonomy and aspire to make significant contributions to the field through our research and development efforts. Our goal is to develop technology that will enable us to better understand and conserve the world’s oceans, and we are excited to be part of the marine autonomy competition.

InspireNC

In-a-boat

Cary, North Carolina, USA

In-a-boat by INSPIRENC is a community-based, high school-led RoboBoat team from North Carolina.

Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember

Barunastra ITS Roboboat Team

Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia

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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

VANTTEC

Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

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 Martin High School

MHS Seals

Arlington, Texas, USA

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

Ortahisar Creatiny Roboteam

Trabzon, Turkey

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

AMORE

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA

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.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIT Arcturus

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Arcturus is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s autonomous robotics team. We specialize in marine robotics and build autonomous underwater and surface vehicles. This is our second year as a team. We are excited to share what we’ve built during RoboBoat 2023!

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Iceberg ASV

St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada

Iceberg ASV (Autonomous Surface Vehicle) is a new student-led design team at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Iceberg ASV began in February 2022 with 3
members, and now consists of 13 undergraduate students.

Military Technical College

MW

Cairo, Egypt

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.

Politeknik Negeri Batam

Barelang Marine Robotic Team

Batam, Riau Archipelago, Indonesia

South Dakota Mines

SDM RoBoat Robotics

Rapid City, South Dakota, USA

We are a second year team that will be making our first appearance in person and is planning on knocking it out of the water. We didn’t make it to competition last year but we did learn a lot from competing virtually and from the mistakes we made along the way. This year we have learned, grown, and will do better then ever.

Tel Aviv University

Sail IL

Tel Aviv, Israel

Universitas Sebelas Maret

Bengawan UV Team

Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia

Bengawan UV Roboboat team is a Sub division of Bengawan UV Team of Universitas Sebelas Maret. This team had been established since December 2016. This team aims for advance research in science and technology especially on unmanned surface vehicle in Indonesia.

University of Michigan

UM::Autonomy

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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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

UPRM RoboBoat

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

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

AGH Solar Boat

Cracow, Poland