Program

RobotX Challenge 2026

RobotX Challenge 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. The 2026 Maritime RobotX Challenge brings the competition closer to that operational reality.  RobotX 2026 expands from optional multi-domain operations to fully integrated, mandatory multi-vehicle autonomy.

RobotX 2026

  • Dates

    Early November 2026

  • Location

    Venue Pending Confirmation

    Singapore, Singapore

  • Eligibility

    • High School, College

    • 75% or more full-time students

    • No minimum of team members

  • Registration

    Start Registration

    Registration Opens: November 1, 2025

    Registration Closes: April 1, 2026

  • Grant Application

    Start Grant Application

    Application Opens: November 1, 2025

  • Team Resources

    Review the Team Resources

Competition Timeline

November 01 – April 01 | Registration & Grant Application (Registration Portal)

December 8 | Platform Grant Round 1 Review

December 15 | Platform Grant Round 1 Results

February 2 | Platform Grant Round 2 Review

February 9 | Platform Grant Round 2 Results

TBD | TeamTime Meetings

Mid-August | Proof of Readiness Deadline

Late September | Submission Deadline (Registration Portal)

Early November | RobotX 2026

Resources

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Team Handbook & Task Ideas

Competition Primer & Task Ideas (Download)

Published November 7, 2025

 

Team Handbook Coming Soon!

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TeamTime Recordings

Recordings will be published here within 2 business days after the TeamTime sessions.

 

TeamTime #1: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 1900 hours Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Video Recording

Slide Presentation

 

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Schedules

Schedules will be published here soon!

RobotX Challenge 2026 - RobotX

Meet the Teams

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Team Minion

Daytona Beach, Florida, USA

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Team Minion is an interdisciplinary group of undergraduate and graduate students from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU). The team leverages its vessels to support graduate research and hands-on undergraduate learning while continuously advancing their mechanical and software systems. Guided by a System-of-Systems design philosophy, Team Minion develops tools that balance academic and research needs. For RobotX 2026, the team is applying this expertise with a clear goal: to reclaim the throne.

Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Technological University
Archimedes Autonomous Vehicles

Singapore, Singapore

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We are a multidisciplinary team from NTU Singapore developing advanced autonomous maritime and aerial systems. Our work integrates mechanical engineering, perception, planning, and controls to deliver reliable, competition-ready autonomous platforms. With experience in RobotX, SUAS, and multiple real-world testbeds, we prioritise rigorous system integration, robust software pipelines, and data-driven development. Focused, ambitious, and globally minded, we aim to advance autonomous marine robotics while proudly representing NTU on the international stage.

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