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2019 Top News Stories
September 9, 2019 | RoboSub
Recap: RoboSub 2019 - Blue Robotics
September 2, 2019 | RoboSub
Arizona women place 1st in country, 3rd in world at robotics competition
August 2019 | RoboSub
Triton RoboSub makes its debut at international competition
August 26, 2019 | RoboSub
ASU women's robotics team places first in country, third in world
August 16, 2019 | RobotX
August 12, 2019 | RoboSub
Stirring Up a Global Storm: Team Tiburon at RoboSub 2019
August 10, 2019 | RoboSub
Team of all-female ASU students took 3rd in a world robotics competition
August 9, 2019 | RoboSub
Chinese team successfully showcases autonomous behavior on underwater course
August 9, 2019 | RoboSub
Chinese team successfully showcases autonomous behavior on underwater course
August 8, 2019 | RoboSub
ASU students make waves in international robotics competition
August 7, 2019 | RoboSub
ASU students make waves in international robotics competition
August 6, 2019 | RoboSub
Chinese university team wins international RoboSub competition
August 5, 2019 | RoboSub
University of Alberta student robotic team sees success at international competition
August 2, 2019 | RoboBoat
CU Boulder students make splash in national 'RoboBoat' competition
August 1, 2019 | RoboSub
July 24, 2019 | IGVC
Embry-Riddle Intelligent Ground Vehicle Team Scores Big at International Competition
July 19, 2019 | IGVC
RoboJackets Achieve Highest IGVC Finish in Team History
July 18, 2019 | RoboSub
Ohio State Underwater Robotics Team heading to RoboSub 2019
July 17, 2019 | RoboSub
July 13, 2019 | RoboSub
Off the deep end: University of Alberta students test robot submarine for competition
July 8, 2019 | RoboSub
Embry-Riddle Takes Silver in International RoboBoat Competition
June 2019 | RoboBoat
Engineering students from around the world compete in the 12th Annual RoboBoat Competition
June 2019 | SeaPerch
Young Robotic Engineers Compete, Build and Collaborate at the 9th Annual SeaPerch Challenge
June 28, 2019 | SUAS
Flint Hill School team finds success in robotics competition
June 28, 2019 | SeaPerch
Robots Make A Splash In 5th Grade Curriculum
June 22, 2019 | SeaPerch
Dahlgren School crushes SeaPerch competition
June 21, 2019 | RoboBoat
RoboBoat Competition takes over South Daytona
June 2019 | SeaPerch
June 19, 2019 | SeaPerch
Reframing failure: Lessons from the SeaPerch competition
June 19, 2019 | SeaPerch
June 18, 2019 | SeaPerch
SMS students make a national mark in SeaPerch
June 15, 2019 | IGVC
Project MANAS from India bags first prize in annual robotics competition held in USA
June 14, 2019 | IGVC
Project MANAS bags first prize in USA
June 13, 2019 | IGVC
Lawrence Tech wins self-driving car competition
June 13, 2019 | SeaPerch
June 12, 2019 | SUAS
Bursa Technical University students designing 'Octocopter' to compete in US
June 12, 2019 | SeaPerch
June 6, 2019 | SeaPerch
SV Middle Schoolers Participate in International Robotics Competition
June 5, 2019 | SeaPerch
SeaPerch Challenge 2019 brought students' underwater robots to the University of Maryland
May 30, 2019 | IGVC
OU to host 27th Annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition
May 30, 2019 | SeaPerch
Underwater robotics team to compete on national level
May 29, 2019 | SeaPerch
Triton Team to represent Danville at international competition
May 29, 2019 | SeaPerch
Danville High Schoolers Prep for International Underwater Robotics Competition
May 28, 2019 | SeaPerch
Matanzas robotics club prepares for national SeaPerch competition
May 20, 2019 | SeaPerch
Underwater robotics send West Leyden students to national contest
May 15, 2019 | RoboSub
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: Livestream (Working Dates: August 3-4, San Diego, CA)
May 15, 2019 | RoboSub
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: Video Production (Working Dates: August 1-4, San Diego, CA)
May 15, 2019 | RoboBoat
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: Video Production (Working Dates: June 21-23, South Daytona, FL)
May 15, 2019 | SeaPerch
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: Video Production (Working Dates: June 2, College Park, MD)
May 15, 2019 | SeaPerch | RoboBoat | RoboSub
May 13, 2019 | RoboBoat
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: Network Technician (Working Dates: June 14-24, South Daytona, FL)
May 13, 2019 | RoboSub
Pasadena Computer Science Major with Expertise in Robotics to Graduate with Cal State LA Honors
May 2, 2019 | RobotX
A Team of Minions Builds their Robot Leader
April 22, 2019 | SeaPerch
First regional SeaPerch competition a resounding success for Clinton
April 10, 2019 | SeaPerch
Eye on Education: Andover SeaPerch Challenge
April 9, 2019 | SeaPerch
NRD St. Louis Hooked on STEM, Attend Local SeaPerch Competition
April 3, 2019 | RoboSub
Underwater Robotics Club explores, learns beyond the classroom
March 21, 2019 | SeaPerch
Underwater robotics challenge this weekend
March 19, 2019 | RobotX
New Virtual RobotX competition
March 18, 2019 | RoboBoat
Modeling Robotic Boats in Simulink
March 18, 2019 | RobotX
March 18, 2019 | RoboSub
NASA grant helps Mizzou SURF prep for competition
March 18, 2019 | RobotX
NPS, RoboNation, Open Robotics announce Virtual RobotX competition
March 15, 2019 | SeaPerch
Chicago students design, build underwater robotic vehicles
March 14, 2019 | SeaPerch
SV Middle School Team Takes 1st Place in Robotics Competition
March 13, 2019 | SeaPerch
NAWCAD Lakehurst supports student underwater robotics competition
March 4, 2019 | SeaPerch
SeaPerch Program: Subs go swimming
March 2, 2019 | SeaPerch
NRD San Antonio supports Georgetown SeaPerch Regional Competition
March 2, 2019 | SeaPerch
Navy Hosts SeaPerch Challenge in Puerto Rico
March 1, 2019 | SeaPerch
Elementary SeaPerch Competition
February 27, 2019 | RobotX
Defense industry leaders talk need for AI, virtual reality, unmanned vehicles
February 26, 2019 | SeaPerch
Grant, Howard, Johnson county teams earn spots at international SeaPerch competition in June
February 25, 2019 | RobotX
United States: Student Debut One of the World's Most Sophisticated Autonomous Boats for its Size
February 25, 2019 | RobotX
Embry-Riddle's Minion ASV Impresses During Maritime RobotX Challenge
February 22, 2019 | SeaPerch
Underwater robots (and the future) are here
February 20, 2019 | RoboSub
Desert WAVE robotics team makes a splash for women in STEM
February 20, 2019 | SeaPerch
2019 Western Slope SeaPerch Competition
February 8, 2019 | RoboSub
Desert WAVE, ASU's first all-female underwater robotics team
January 30, 2019 | RobotX
January 25, 2019 | RoboSub
Arizona State University Launches an All-Women Student Group for Underwater Robotics Research
January 23, 2019 | RoboSub
Women's underwater robotics team makes waves in the desert
January 23, 2019 | RobotX
ODU students compete in international RobotX competition
2018 Top News Stories
December 26, 2018 | SeaPerch
School steps in for U.S. Navy to host regional STEM competition
December 24, 2018 | RobotX
For the first time, the unmanned ship world race won the 5th place
December 19, 2018 | RobotX
Advancing Autonomy: Students Compete for International Maritime Dominance
December 19, 2018 | SeaPerch
Rogers High School robotics continues its dynasty
October 2018 | RoboSub
Ones to Watch (Student Competitors)
October 29, 2018 | SeaPerch
Technology / Engineering / Robotics
October 12, 2018 | SeaPerch
Navy supports HESTEC with SeaPerch Challenge Competition
October 12, 2018 | SeaPerch
NRD San Antonio continues Support of HESTEC
October 11, 2018
RoboNation Issues RFP for WordPress Consultant
October 11, 2018 | SeaPerch
San Antonio sailor volunteers during SeaPerch Challenge
October 2, 2018 | RoboSub
Palouse RoboSub Club competes in 21st Annual International RoboSub Competition
October 1, 2018 | SeaPerch
JAMAICA: Students to gain skills in Underwater Robotics
September 2018 | RoboBoat / RoboSub
Ones to Watch (Student Competitors)
September 25, 2018 | RoboSub
UFRJ Nautilus: A Brazilian AUV Project
September 24, 2018 | SeaPerch
Silver Bluff partners with Fort Gordon through Adopt-A-School program
September 18, 2018 | SeaPerch
Technical Director discusses Division Newport's mission at Defense Innovation Days
September 17, 2018
Behind the Project | RoboNation
September 12, 2018 | RoboSub
Oregon Tech RoboSub Team Wins Award at National Convention
September 7, 2018 | IARC
International Aerial Robotics Competition: Mission 7
September 6, 2018 | RoboSub
Student Engineers Make a Big Splash at RoboSub in San Diego!
September 5, 2018 | RoboBoat
Tec students stand out in tournament of autonomous water vehicles
September 3, 2018 | RobotX
2018 Maritime RobotX Challenge -- RobotX in Hawaii!
September 1, 2018 | RoboSub
Testing their skills: WSU students use engineering and computer science to make robotic submarines
August 31, 2018 | RoboSub
All-women autonomous underwater vehicle team makes waves at international competition
August 31, 2018 | RoboSub
Una expérience enrichissante pour Olivier Lavoie | A rewarding experience for Olivier Lavoie
August 28, 2018 | SeaPerch
Boys & Girls Club SeaPerch Competition
August 21, 2018 | SeaPerch / SeaGlide
Learn All About Robotics Teams for Kids
August 16, 2018 | RoboSub
Chinese University Team Wins RoboSub Competition
August 16, 2018 | IGVC
August 13, 2018
August 10, 2018 | RoboSub
Diving Deep: Engineering, Science Students Face Off In Underwater Competition
August 7, 2018 | RoboSub
Underwater robotics competition won by China for first time
August 6, 2018 | RoboSub
Chinese students set record in RoboSub win
August 4, 2018 | RoboSub
Robotics Team That Helped With Thai Cave Rescue Competing in San Diego
August 2, 2018 | RoboSub
Underwater robots showcased in competition
July 31, 2018 | RoboSub
RoboSub 2018 kicks off 21st year of unmanned, underwater robotics competition
July 31, 2018 | RobotX
Drone Boats to Face-Off in Global RobotX Challenge
July 31, 2018 | RoboSub
Gambling for nat'l success in robotic submarine competition
July 9, 2018 | SeaPerch
July 9, 2018 | SeaPerch
Wayne students compete at SeaPerch
July 8, 2018 | RoboSub
University of Alberta team heading for international competition unveils latest underwater robot
June 28, 2018 | RoboSub
Team S.O.N.I.A. - The future of an autonomous underwater vehicle
June 26, 2018 | RoboBoat
TEAM TRIDENT FIFTH IN CONTEST AUTONOMOUS BOATS
June 25, 2018 | RoboBoat
RoboBoat Team Shines in International Competition
June 25, 2018 | RoboBoat
RoboBoats invade South Daytona's Reed Canal Park
June 18, 2018 | SUAS
The VAMUdeS Team Crowned Champion of AUVSI SUAS 2018
June 14, 2018 | RobotX
Robotic Boat Can Aid Search and Rescue Missions
June 6, 2018 | IGVC
BSC places first in robotics competition
June 4, 2018 | IGVC
U.S. Army TARDEC Co-Hosts Student Robotics Competition
May 31, 2018 | SeaPerch
Andover High students dive into underwater challenge
May 31, 2018 | IGVC
Oakland University to host 26th annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition
May 11, 2018 | SeaPerch
Local Boys & Girls Club Receives National Honors
May 8, 2018 | SeaPerch
Las Cruces Students Earn Top Honors in Robotics Competition
April 26, 2018 | RoboSub
The Filipina Who Led a Japanese Robotics Team to Victory
April 24, 2018 | SeaPerch
April 24, 2018
Build a Bot. Change the World.
April 13, 2018 | SeaPerch / SeaGlide
Thousands Celebrate Achievements at 9th Annual Hawai'i STEM Conference
March 26, 2018 | SeaPerch
Danville students build robots, test them
March 19, 2018 | SeaPerch
SeaPerch Robotics at Saint Genevieve School!
March 16, 2018 | SeaPerch
Area students face off in Regional SeaPerch Competition
March 14, 2018 | SeaPerch
First Place - SeaPerch allows students to think fast, cooperate using science
March 13, 2018 | SeaPerch
The Memphis SeaPerch Challenge on WREG News Channel 3
March 13, 2018 | SeaPerch / SeaGlide
The Delaware Valley Friends School SeaPerch/SeaGlide Team Brings Home Four Trophies
March 9, 2018 | SeaPerch / SeaGlide
Dean Matthew Werner Judges 2018 Cayman Islands SeaPerch Challenge
March 9, 2018 | SeaPerch
Middle and High School Students Compete with Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicles
March 9, 2018 | SeaPerch
Students use STEM at underwater robotics contest to solve real-life challenges
March 8, 2018 | SeaPerch
Students take robotics to another level in the SeaPerch Challenge
March 8, 2018 | SeaPerch
Local schools compete in underwater robotics competition
March 8, 2018 | SeaPerch
SeaPerch Program Introduces Saucon Middle Schoolers to STEM
March 4, 2018 | SeaPerch
Students launch subs at robotics challenge
March 1, 2018 | SeaPerch
St. Francis Students Create Gift of Independence
February 21, 2018 | SeaPerch
Dover Middle School's girl power on display
February 18, 2018 | SeaPerch
Four Ways to Inspire Wonder for Engineers Week
February 17, 2018 | SeaPerch
Si Se Puede STEM team featured on PBS SciGirls (page 47)
February 14, 2018 | SeaPerch
Maritime Industry Spearheads Training for Teachers in Robotics
February 13, 2018 | RoboBoat
Battling drone ships with Anthony Uytingco
February 13, 2018 | SeaPerch
Tulsa Teachers Get Underwater Robotics Lesson from U.S. Naval Academy
February 7, 2018 | SeaPerch
Ultra-Short Baseline Acoustic Positioning System
February 5, 2018
Honors student creates 3-D printed robotic hand
January 31, 2018 | RoboSub
Underwater Robotics Team Diving In
January 29, 2018 | SeaPerch
UNH STEM Discovery Lab: Yeah, this STEM stuff is hot these days, and here's why
January 27, 2018 | SeaPerch
Green Country Students Build Underwater Robots
January 24, 2018 | SeaPerch
Documenting the rise and rise of BAME women in STEM - Alexsis Davis, Gear Girls Engineer
January 19, 2018 | RoboSub
WSU engineering student wins national manufacturing competition
January 19, 2018 | SeaPerch
LFHS SeaPerch Teams Qualify for International
January 9, 2018 | SeaPerch
SMS robotics program aims for fun lessons
January 4, 2018 | SeaPerch
Cardinal Middle School Receives Grant from FirstEnergy
January 2, 2018 | SeaPerch
University ushers in new era of STEM curriculum
January 2, 2018 | SeaPerch
Gallery: Ventura County educator pushes STEM as path to good jobs
2017 Top News Stories
December 29, 2017
Tech Wizards Study Underwater Remote Operating Vehicles
December 7, 2017
Cornell University Student and MathWorks discuss Optimizing Airframe Sizing
December 2, 2017
SeaPerch Educator Workshop at Morgan State
October 2017
Embry-Riddle Student and MathWorks discuss Direction of Arrival using MATLAB
October 14, 2017
Girls Only STEM Day
September 27, 2017
NOAA/SeaPerch Educator Workshop for Prince George's County Public Schools
September 22, 2017
SeaPerch: Kohn's outreach helps in career advancement
September 17, 2017
RoboSub 2017
September 6, 2017
Springs student part of winning robotics team
August 31, 2017
ZJU Students win the First Prize in the International Aerial Robotics Competition for the second straight time
August 30, 2017
Army researchers mentor students at robotics event
August 29, 2017
Embry-Riddle Team Makes Semi-Finals in Global RoboSub 2017 Competition
August 29, 2017
Students Gain Expertise in Underwater Robotics
August 16, 2017
Air, Land and Sea: RoboNation Unites STEM Students Internationally
August 11, 2017
RoboSub Competition: Engineering 20 Years of Fun and Learning
August 9, 2017
RAS Team Wins Best System Design
August 7, 2017
Sailors are judges in robotics camp for teens
August 4, 2017
Balloons and drones and clouds; oh, my! (Sandia collects more precise weather, climate data with help from unmanned aerial system)
August 2, 2017
Cornell takes the prize at 20th International RoboSub unmanned, underwater robotics competition
July 31, 2017
ND State University Team Wins Big at International Aerial Robotics Competition
July 31, 2017
Smith Undergrads Compete in RoboNation Competition
July 27, 2017
America’s Navy assists in Annual Regional SeaPerch Summer Prep Camp
July 27, 2017
Underwater robotics course at PSJHS
July 26, 2017
RoboSub 2017 kicks off 20th year of unmanned, underwater robotics competition
July 14, 2017
Fuzzy Logic 4-H Robotics Club
July 2017
San Diego Section of IEEE Meetup
July 12, 2017
Embry-Riddle Receives $900,000 Research Grant to Advance Unmanned Surface Vessel Capabilities
July 2, 2017
Navy Sponsors Autonomous Boat Competition for Students
June 30, 2017
Navigating the Waters: Today's Autonomy, Tomorrow's Engineers
June 26, 2017
Building a better robot submarine? Take your inspiration from Star Wars
June 26, 2017
2017 AUVSI sUAS Competition Results – ArduPilot dominates
June 22, 2017
Teams compete in Volusia as robotic vesels take to the water
June 17, 2017
Trial and error
June 8, 2017
RoboBoat Competition and Family Event in South Daytona - June 20-25, 2017
June 8, 2017
Going deep: OIT students prep for robotic submarine challenge
May 26, 2017
A Leviathan Lurking in the Foundry
May 24, 2017
Oakland University to host 25th Annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition
May 12, 2017
GTRI to Host 7th National SeaPerch Challenge Underwater Robotics Championships
March 18, 2017
SeaPerch competition draws hundreds
February 15, 2017
Send our Robot Sub to San Diego (Engineering at University of Alberta)
2016 Top News Stories
December 15, 2016
Student Robotics Competition Held in Hawaii
December 14, 2016
Northrop Grumman Engineers Mentor University Teams at Pacific Rim Maritime RobotX Challenge
October 27, 2016
Polynesian Voyaging Society and RoboNation Partner to Bring Awareness to Maritime Environment via Technology and Robotics
October 19, 2016
Virginia Education Leaders Meet with Navy STEM Planners
August 8, 2016
IIT Bombay's underwater vehicle 'Matsya' comes second in the AUVSI Robosub 2016
August 2, 2016
White House Drone Day Focuses on Future of Industry
August 5, 2016
Caltech Robotics Team Wins at International Underwater Vehicle Competition
August 5, 2016
Young Engineers Do Battle in RoboSub Competition
August 4, 2016
Caltech's RoboSub Team Takes First Place
August 2, 2016
How Caltech cleverly won this international submarine challenge
July 29, 2016
Next generation prepares for digital battle
July 28, 2016
Students build robotic submarines that can save lives, improve the future
July 28, 2016
Underwater battle of the future underway
July 28, 2016
Participants show off underwater drones at RoboSub
July 28, 2016
Caltech Robotics Team 'Goes for the Gold' at RoboSub Competition
July 28, 2016
SDSU eyes second straight RoboSub crown
July 27, 2016
19th annual International Robosub Competition
July 27, 2016
This Caltech Robotics Team submarine can find targets and shoot torpedoes all by itself
July 21, 2016
First-Ever OSTP Workshop on Drones and the Future of Aviation at the White House
July 18, 2016
RoboBoats navigate the next stage in autonomous operations
July 15, 2016
Awesome autonomy: The future force and RoboBoats
July 12, 2016
RoboBoat contest puts autonomous boats to the test
June 7, 2016
2016 International Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) Grand Award Winner - Lawrence Technological University
May 21, 2016
Students put engineering skills to test in underwater robot competition at LSU
February 22, 2016
First UF student-built boat sets sail for the seas of adventure
2015 Top News Stories
August 13, 2015
Acoustic Pingers Aid RoboSub Contestants
August 12, 2015
Homeschooled Teens Compete Against Universities in Robotics Competitions
August 5, 2015
Students Race Robot Submarines in 'Back to the Future'-Themed Competition
July 29, 2015
SDSU Engineers Shine at RoboSub Competition
July 26, 2015
Battle of the robosubs in Point Loma
July 23, 2015
Navy hosts annual robotic submarine competition
July 20, 2015
RoboBoats show off their moves in ONR competition
July 19, 2015
Homeschooled teens place 4th at RoboBoat competition - News 13
July 18, 2015
Robosub Club of the Palouse competes at competition in San Diego
July 16, 2015
2015 RoboBoat competition concludes
July 15, 2015
Engineering students from WSU and UI dive into submarine competition
February 23, 2015
Cornell's AUV Readies for Robosub Competition
February 10, 2015
Navy's Future Tech: Rise of the Machines
January 6, 2015
Hallin-sponsored BBAUV team secures prize at International RoboSub 2014
January 4, 2015
Row, row, robo-boat; University of Florida
2014 Top News Stories
November 5, 2014
Row, Row, Robo-Boat; Queensland roboticists tread international water
November 3, 2014
Team MechE and CSAIL students wins grand prize in Maritime RobotX Challenge
November 3, 2014
Team MIT-Olin Sails to Victory at RobotX Challenge in Singapore
November 1, 2014
International RobotX Autonomous Boat Competition
November 1, 2014
MIT marine experts win international RobotX self-driving boat competition
October 27, 2014
QUT students win big with Bruce the Robo-Boat
October 21, 2014
Kasetsart to work on underwater robotic technology with PTTEP
October 21, 2014
Northrop Grumman Engineers Mentor Students Competing in RobotX Unmanned Sea Battle
September 16, 2014
U.S. teens win European robotics contest
August 13, 2014
Launch the Robosubs!
August 11, 2011
Universities Compete in Robosub Contest; Cornell Takes Top Spot
August 5, 2014
Reykjavík University Compete in RoboSub Finals
August 5, 2014
RoboSub 2014: Asian teams earn awards in AUV competition
August 4, 2014
We all live in a robot submarine
August 4, 2014
Students make waves at RoboSub competition
August 1, 2014
Underwater Robots Race For Glory In Point Loma
July 31, 2014
McGill team making waves at RoboSub Competition
July 30, 2014
Asian AUV teams compete at robosub
July 28, 2014
ROBOSUB- Underwater Robotics Engineering Competition
July 24, 2014
Cornell vision-enabled underwater vehicle seeks fourth straight RoboSub Competition win
July 10, 2014
RoboBoat Makes the News
July 8, 2014
Student-Build Robotic Boats Return to Virginia Beach Competition
