RoboSub, founded in 1997, is an international robotics competition sponsored by RoboNation that challenges teams to design and build Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). The competition brings together dozens of student teams from around the globe.
The competition is a multi-day event that includes formal design presentations, system assessments, and a series of progressively challenging autonomy missions. During the design presentations and system assessments, teams are evaluated on their engineering decisions and vehicle quality. The core of the competition is the autonomy challenge, in which AUVs are tasked with completing missions modeled after real-world applications. These tasks include identifying and classifying visual targets, manipulating objects, navigating obstacle fields, and localizing acoustic signals. All tasks must be completed fully autonomously, with no human interference or external communication during operation.
For additional information visit the RoboSub Competition website.