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# RobotX

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://robotx.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [2024 Maritime RobotX Challenge Final Standings](https://robotx.org/2024/11/10/2024-maritime-robotx-challenge-final-standings/) - November 3-9, 2024Nathan Benderson Park | Sarasota, Florida, USA The biennial Maritime RobotX Challenge took place in Sarasota, Florida, USA, with 15 teams representing Australia, Chile, Singapore, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Congratulations to all RobotX 2024 teams! We look forward to seeing you in 2026! Autonomy Challenge Awards 1st Place
- [VRX 2023: Awards and Final Standings](https://robotx.org/2023/11/17/vrx-2023-awards-and-final-standings/) - The Virtual RobotX (VRX) Competition is an international simulation competition designed to broaden student’s exposure to autonomy and maritime robotic technologies. Student teams operate their vehicle in a Gazebo-based simulation environment built by Open Robotics and Naval Postgraduate School. Students are tasked to develop innovative solutions to ensure their virtual USV can perform prescribed tasks
- [VRX 2022:  Awards and Final Standings](https://robotx.org/2022/05/04/vrx-2022-awards-and-final-standings/) - The Virtual RobotX (VRX) Competition is an international, university-level competition designed to broaden student’s exposure to autonomy and maritime robotic technologies. Student teams operate their vehicle in a Gazebo-based simulation environment built by Open Robotics and Naval Postgraduate School. Students are tasked to develop innovative solutions to ensure their virtual USV can perform prescribed tasks
- [2022 Maritime RobotX Challenge Final Standings](https://robotx.org/2022/11/22/2022-robotx-maritime-challenge-final-standings/) - November 11-17, 2022Sydney International Regatta Centre | Sydney, Australia After a four-year absence, the 2022 Maritime RobotX Challenge took place at the Sydney International Regatta Centre in Sydney, Australia, with 20 teams representing Australia, Chile, Japan, Peru, Singapore, Taiwan, Turkey, and the United States. Congratulations to all RobotX 2022 teams! We look forward to seeing
- [2018 RobotX Challenge: Final Standings](https://robotx.org/2018/12/15/2018-final-standings/) - 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.
- [2014 RobotX Challenge: Final Standings](https://robotx.org/2014/10/26/2014-robotx-challenge-final-standings/) - The first Maritime RobotX Challenge took place at the Marina Bay in Singapore. With 15 teams representing Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and the United States of America.
- [2016 RobotX Challenge: Final Standings](https://robotx.org/2016/12/18/2016-robotx-challenge-final-standings/) - The second Maritime RobotX Challenge took place at the Sand Island Boat Launch near the Honolulu Community College’s (HonCC) Marine Education and Training Center. With 13 teams representing Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore and the United States of America.
- [Call for Posters at the 2019 RobotX Interactive Forum](https://robotx.org/2019/10/01/call-for-posters-at-the-interactive-forum/) - The 2019 RobotX Interactive Forum posters and papers committee enthusiastically welcomes submissions on all topics related to maritime autonomous systems.
- [2019 Virtual RobotX Competition: Final Standings](https://robotx.org/2019/12/06/2019-virtual-robotx-competition-final-standings/) - The first Virtual RobotX (VRX) Competition took place in 2019. Starting the competition with 17 teams representing Asia, Australia and the United States of America, with 11 teams competing in the final phase.
- [2019 RobotX Interactive Forum: Recap](https://robotx.org/2019/12/06/2019-robotx-interactive-forum-recap/) - The second RobotX Interactive Forum (previously known as RobotX Forum) took place on December 4-6, 2019 in Singapore. Alongside local university, National University of Singapore, RoboNation hosted nearly 150 students, industry and government representatives from all over the world.

## Pages

- [Home](https://robotx.org/)
- [About RobotX](https://robotx.org/about/)
- [Volunteer](https://robotx.org/volunteer/)
- [Shop](https://robotx.org/shop-2/)
- [Cancellation Policy](https://robotx.org/cancellation-policy/)
- [The 2024 Maritime RobotX Challenge](https://robotx.org/event-page/)
- [2022 Maritime RobotX Challenge](https://robotx.org/2022-splash/)
- [Resources](https://robotx.org/resources/)
- [Programs](https://robotx.org/programs/)
- [WAM-V Application Evaluators](https://robotx.org/evaluators/)
- [WAM-V Application](https://robotx.org/wam-v-application/)
- [Stories](https://robotx.org/stories/)
- [Team Discounts](https://robotx.org/team-discounts/)
- [Why RobotX](https://robotx.org/why-robotx/)
- [Get Involved](https://robotx.org/get-involved/)
- [Press](https://robotx.org/press/)
- [FAQ](https://robotx.org/faq/)
- [Past Programs](https://robotx.org/past-programs/)

## Get Involved

- [For Sponsors](https://robotx.org/get-involved/for-sponsors/) - And now a word to our sponsors: thank you, you’re amazing.
- [For Partners](https://robotx.org/get-involved/for-partners/) - Be on the frontlines of innovation -- or at least oceanside.
- [For Volunteers](https://robotx.org/get-involved/for-volunteers/) - Repay your mentors by becoming one yourself.
- [For Students](https://robotx.org/get-involved/for-students/) - Want to form a RobotX team? Pick your teammates wisely and your team name foolishly.

## Press

- [ODU Student Andrea Robey](https://robotx.org/stories/press/odu-student-andrea-robey/) - Andrea Robey never pictured herself as a boat captain. However, during her junior year at Old Dominion University, this modeling, simulation and visualization engineering (MSVE) student co-captained the RobotX team, placing seventh in the international 2018 Maritime RobotX Challenge in Hawaii. via Old Dominion University YouTube Channel Andrea Robey never pictured herself as a boat
- [ODU students compete in international RobotX competition](https://robotx.org/stories/press/odu-students-compete-in-international-robotx-competition/) - via Wavy TV 10 News (Virginia) NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – While many Old Dominion University students were studying for finals last month, one group was in Hawaii for a robotics competition. The group competed against more than a dozen other teams from all over the world with their innovative autonomous boat. They’ve worked closely with the Office of
- [Bringing Autonomous Vessels to Open Water: Velodyne Lidar Supports the Next Generation of AV Developers in Maritime RobotX Challenge](https://robotx.org/stories/press/bringing-autonomous-vessels-to-open-water-velodyne-lidar-supports-the-next-generation-of-av-developers-in-maritime-robotx-challenge/) - Velodyne Sponsorship of RoboNation Brings State-of-the-Art Lidar Technology and Skills to Future Engineers via Business Wire SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the 2018 Maritime RobotX Challenge, Velodyne Lidar, Inc. contributed mentorship and lidar sensors to 15 university teams competing in an autonomous maritime competition. Held in Honolulu, Hawaii in December 2018, RobotX brought together teams from universities in
- [Defense industry leaders talk need for AI, virtual reality, unmanned vehicles](https://robotx.org/stories/press/defense-industry-leaders-talk-need-for-ai-virtual-reality-unmanned-vehicles/) - via Jacksonville Business Journal Veterans, active duty service personnel and defense industry contractors gathered at the recently renovated Lexington Hotel Tuesday and Wednesday to find ways to meet the technological needs of the U.S. military. The event – headlined by the likes of former Air Force secretary F. Whitten Peters, former assistant deputy secretary of the Navy
- [New Virtual RobotX Competition Uses a Simulation Environment to Enhance the Performance of Autonomous Vehicles](https://robotx.org/stories/press/new-virtual-robotx-competition-uses-a-simulation-environment-to-enhance-the-performance-of-autonomous-vehicles/) - RoboNation partners with the Naval Postgraduate School and Open Robotics ARLINGTON, VA — March 18, 2019 — RoboNation, in partnership with the Naval Postgraduate School and Open Robotics, announced today that applications are now being accepted for the Virtual RobotX Competition (VRX). Sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the VRX competition is an
- [NPS, RoboNation, Open Robotics announce Virtual RobotX competition](https://robotx.org/stories/press/nps-robonation-open-robotics-announce-virtual-robotx-competition/) - via Naval Postgraduate School The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has teamed up with RoboNation and Open Robotics to host the first-ever Virtual RobotX (VRX) competition, an international, university-level challenge designed to broaden students’ exposure to autonomy and maritime robotic technologies. VRX is a virtual simulation designed to further the Office of Naval Research (ONR) sponsored
- [For the first time, the unmanned boat world race won the 5th place](https://robotx.org/stories/press/for-the-first-time-the-unmanned-boat-world-race-won-the-5th-place/) - via Apple Daily (Taiwan) Hsinchu Jiaotong University, on behalf of Taiwan, traveled to Hawaii in the United States to participate in the unmanned boat race sponsored by the International Association of Drivers Unmanned Systems (RoboNation). On December 8th, it launched an eight-day event and competed with the world's top 14 universities. As a result, the
- [Advancing Autonomy: Students Compete for International Maritime Dominance](https://robotx.org/stories/press/advancing-autonomy-students-compete-for-international-maritime-dominance/) - via DVIDS (Defense Visual Information Distribution Service) ARLINGTON, Va.—Fifteen teams from three continents met on the beaches of Honolulu, Hawaii last week for the 2018 Maritime RobotX Challenge. The week-long biennial autonomous maritime system competition—co-sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the Association of Unmanned Vehicles International Foundation and NAVATEK, a Hawaii-based company that
- [United States: Students Debut One of the World's Most Sophisticated Autonomous Boats for its Size](https://robotx.org/stories/press/united-states-students-debut-one-of-the-worlds-most-sophisticated-autonomous-boats-for-its-size/) - via MarketWatch Feb 25, 2019 (Euclid Infotech Ltd via COMTEX) -- On the edge of the Pacific Ocean near Honolulu this past December, an oddlooking, pilotless 16 ft.-long boat navigated an open water obstacle course, adapting to the waves and wind on the bay, launching and recovering a small submarine and then returning to dock.
- [A Team of Minions Builds their Robot Leader](https://robotx.org/stories/press/a-team-of-minions-builds-their-robot-leader/) - Engineering students build an autonomous robotic watercraft to take on tough tasks…and challenge the world. via Teledyne Imaging: Possibility At the mouth of Honolulu Harbor, looking out to the Pacific Ocean, an odd-looking boat is on a mission. Built by a multi-talented coterie of enthusiastic engineers, it’s in a race to see if it can
- [New Virtual RobotX competition](https://robotx.org/stories/press/new-virtual-robotx-competition/) - via Open Robotics Blog RoboNation, in partnership with the Naval Postgraduate School and Open Robotics, announced today that applications are now being accepted for the Virtual RobotX Competition (VRX). Sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the VRX competition is an international, university-level effort designed to broaden students’ exposure to autonomy and maritime robotic

## Training Materials

- [Tech Talk: Velodyne Lidar](https://robotx.org/training-resources/troubleshooting-lorem-ipsum/) - Take a closer look at the VLP-16 Velodyne Puck with Frank Bertini.
- [Autonomous Vehicle Competition Design](https://robotx.org/training-resources/autonomous-vehicle-competition-design/) - Panelists from global autonomous vehicle competitions present an inside perspective into the design of competition tasks. Aamir Qaiyumi presents design of 2014 and 2016 RobotX Challenge tasks and competition course.
- [Student Feedback Panel](https://robotx.org/training-resources/student-feedback-panel/) - Join RoboNation's Robotics Program Director, Hitesh Patel and a panel of past/current RobotX competitors as they look back at 2016 and 2014 RobotX Challenges. Hear different perspectives from all the good, bad and ugly.
- [RobotX Presentations](https://robotx.org/training-resources/robotx-presentations/) - Leading up to the Maritime RobotX Forum in December 2017, a Call for Papers was sent out to past RoboNation competitors. After going through a judging round, these four students represented the top papers.
- [Role of Judges and Scoring in Autonomous Vehicle Competitions](https://robotx.org/training-resources/role-of-judges-and-scoring-in-autonomous-vehicle-competitions/) - What strategies are being implemented to advance technology through competitions?
- [Autonomous Vehicle Competitions: Judging and Performance Evaluation](https://robotx.org/training-resources/autonomous-vehicle-competitions-judging-and-performance-evaluation/) - What strategies are being implemented to advance technology through competitions?
- [Role of Simulation in Design & Testing](https://robotx.org/training-resources/troubleshooting-wam-v-hardware/) - Learn more on the summary of past and ongoing work in maritime robotic simulation.
- [Role of Simulation in Competition](https://robotx.org/training-resources/fixing-your-wam-v/) - Learn more on the history of virtual competition in other domains with lessons learned and the initial concept of Maritime Competition Virtual Challenges.
- [Future of Autonomous Technology](https://robotx.org/training-resources/preventing-sea-salt-corrosion-on-your-rig/) - Take a look into the future of autonomous technology with NVIDIA's Mark Harris from the 2017 Maritime RobotX Forum!

## Programs

- [RobotX Challenge 2026](https://robotx.org/programs/2026/) - It's time to take maritime robotics and autonomy to the next level. Let us introduce you to the Maritime RobotX Challenge. In real-world port, harbor, and coastal operations, no single vehicle operates in isolation. Modern maritime autonomy depends on cross-domain coordination with vessels sensing, responding, and communicating mission data dynamically across a system of systems.
- [RobotX Challenge 2024](https://robotx.org/programs/2024/) - Ahoy explorers! It's time to take maritime robotics and autonomy to the next level. Let us introduce you to the Maritime RobotX Challenge. The Maritime RobotX Challenge is an international competition designed to foster student interest in autonomous robotic systems operating in the maritime domain, with an emphasis on the science and engineering of cooperative
- [VRX Competition 2023](https://robotx.org/programs/vrx-2023/) - Robotics teams from around the world operate their autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) in a Gazebo-based simulation environment built by Open Robotics and the Naval Postgraduate School. Using the Virtual RobotX (VRX) environment, students develop innovative solutions for an ASV that can beat the challenge tasks in the simulated environment. The VRX Competition is designed as
- [VRX Competition 2022](https://robotx.org/programs/vrx-competition-2022/) - RoboNation and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have partnered with the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and Open Robotics (OR) to bring you Virtual RobotX (VRX). VRX is an open-source simulation environment designed as a free tool for students to test autonomous maritime robotics solutions. You can compete too! In the VRX Competition, robotics teams
- [RobotX Challenge 2022](https://robotx.org/programs/robotx-challenge-2022/) - Ahoy explorers! It's time to take maritime robotics and autonomy to the next level. Let us introduce you to the Maritime RobotX Challenge. The Maritime RobotX Challenge is an international, university-level competition designed to foster student interest in autonomous robotic systems operating in the maritime domain, with an emphasis on the science and engineering of
- [RobotX Challenge 2014](https://robotx.org/programs/2014-robotx-challenge/) - The first Maritime RobotX Challenge took place at the Marina Bay in Singapore. With 15 teams representing Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and the United States of America.
- [RobotX Challenge 2016](https://robotx.org/programs/2016-robotx-challenge/) - The second Maritime RobotX Challenge took place at the Sand Island Boat Launch near the Honolulu Community College’s (HonCC) Marine Education and Training Center. With 13 teams representing Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore and the United States of America.
- [RobotX Challenge 2018](https://robotx.org/programs/2018-robotx-challenge/) - 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.
- [RobotX Challenge 2020](https://robotx.org/programs/2020-robotx-challenge/) - Gear up and bot out for the 2020 RobotX Challenge.
- [Virtual RobotX Competition 2019](https://robotx.org/programs/2019-virtual-robotx-competition/) - The Virtual RobotX (VRX) competition is an international, university-level competition designed to broaden student’s exposure to autonomy and maritime robotic technologies.
- [RobotX Interactive Forum 2019](https://robotx.org/programs/2019-robotx-interactive-forum/) - Talk bots. All week.

## Categories

- [Final Standings](https://robotx.org/category/final-standings/)
- [Community](https://robotx.org/category/community/)
- [Virtual RobotX](https://robotx.org/category/virtual-robotx/)
- [RobotX Challenge](https://robotx.org/category/robotx-challenge/)
- [Interactive Forum](https://robotx.org/category/interactive-forum/)

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## Training Material Categories

- [Video](https://robotx.org/training-material-categories/video/)

## Program Years

- [2014](https://robotx.org/past-program-categories/2014/)
- [2016](https://robotx.org/past-program-categories/2016/)
- [2018](https://robotx.org/past-program-categories/2018/)
- [2019](https://robotx.org/past-program-categories/2019/)
- [2020](https://robotx.org/past-program-categories/2020/)
- [2022](https://robotx.org/past-program-categories/2022/)
- [2023](https://robotx.org/past-program-categories/2023/)
- [2024](https://robotx.org/past-program-categories/2024/)
- [2026](https://robotx.org/past-program-categories/2026/)