December 8 – 15, 2018
Sand Island Boat Launch | Honolulu, HI
The third Maritime RobotX Challenge took place at the Sand Island Boat Launch near the Honolulu Community College’s (HonCC) Marine Education and Training Center. With 15 teams representing Asia, Australia and the United States of America.
Final Standings
1st Place ($16,000 / Hawaiian Paddle / Champion Banner): National University of Singapore
2nd Place ($12,000): Queensland University of Technology
3rd Place ($8,000): Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
4th Place ($6,000): University of Florida
5th Place ($4,000): National Chiao Tung University
Best Overall Design ($8,000 / WAM-V Trophy): Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Honorable Mentions
2nd Best Paper ($1,500): National University of Singapore
2nd Best Video ($1,500): National University of Singapore
2nd Best Presentation ($1,500): National University of Singapore
2nd Best Website ($1,500): Old Dominion University
2nd Best Inspection ($1,500): Queensland University of Technology
3rd Best Website ($1,000): Florida Atlantic University
3rd Best Presentation ($1,000): Florida Atlantic University
3rd Best Paper ($1,000): University of Florida
3rd Best Inspection ($1,000): University of Florida
3rd Best Video ($1,000): University of Hawaii at Manoa
Judge’s special awards
Aloha Spirit ($3,500 / WAM-V Trophy): University of Hawaii at Manoa
Partnership ($3,500): Osaka Prefecture University
Persistence ($3,500): Nanyang Technological University
Buffer Overflow ($3,500): The University of Sydney
MacGyver ($3,500): Georgia Institute of Technology
Innovation ($3,500): Florida Atlantic University
Carpe Diem ($3,500): Old Dominion University
Lead Foot ($3,500): The University of Newcastle
Effective Return on Investment ($3,500): Harbin Engineering University
Best Single Day Performance ($2,000 / WAM-V Trophy): National Chiao Tung University
Congratulations to all the 2018 teams!
A special thank you to the 2018 Maritime RobotX Challenge volunteers, judges & sponsors that made this event possible.