The purpose of this document is to communicate the goals, schedule and event description to enable participants to begin planning for the 2022 Virtual RobotX (VRX) Competition.
Program
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 from around the world will operate their vehicle in a Gazebo-based simulation environment built by OR and the NPS. Students will have the chance to use VRX to develop innovative solutions for an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) that can beat the challenge tasks in the simulated environment.
The VRX Competition is a part of RoboNation’s advanced robotics program RobotX, however it is independent from the physical Maritime RobotX Challenge – that means you don’t have to compete in RobotX 2022 in order to compete in VRX! The VRX Competition is designed as an affordable entry point for teams interested in building skills in maritime autonomy, learning more about simulation environments as a tool, considering competing in RobotX or all the above.
Details
- VRX 2022 Awards and Final Standings
- GitHub Repository
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Competition Dates
- Registration: October 14-November 30
- Workshop & Kickoff: November 2021
- Phase 1: December 8, 2021
- Phase 2: March 15, 2022
- Finals: April 12, 2022
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Competition Eligibility
- High School, College
External Links
What you'll need:
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VRX Competition Overview
The VRX Competition 2022 will be run using the VRX simulation environment, and will take place in three phases. This page provides a technical walkthrough of the steps required to participate in the competition.Learn More -
GitHub Repository
Access the tool and the entry point for for teams participating in the VRX.Learn More -
GitHub Tutorials
System setup, example environments and more!Learn More -
VRX Forum
For programmatic information (registration, rules, technical guide, etc.), the forum is the place to go!Learn More
Competition Resources
2022 Task Descriptions (V1.1)
The Task Description document outlines the structure of the VRX competition, including the individual tasks which make up the 2022 Virtual RobotX (VRX) Competition.
Last Updated: April 7, 2022
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2022 Technical Guide
The Technical Guide document provides VRX teams with the information necessary to successfully prepare for and participate in the 2022 Virtual RobotX (VRX) Competition.
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Competition Timeline
VRX 2022 Teams
ANT61
ANT61
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Brigham Young University Capstone
BYU Virtual RobotX
Provo, Utah, USA
Chongqing University
yapyap team
Chongqing, China
City University of Hong Kong
CityU Underwater Robotics
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Team Minion
Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
Flinders University
Australis^2
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Florida Atlantic University
Owltonomous
Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Georgia Institute of Technology
Marine Robotics Group
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
IUT de Kouru
KIUTEAM
Kourou, Guyane Francqaise, France
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram
AUV IIITDMK Scorpion
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
AMV_IITM
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember
BARUNASTRA
Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Istanbul Medeniyet University
Team IMU-VRX
Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul Technical University
ITUAsteam
Istanbul, Turkey
Lake Superior State University / Free University of Bolzano
AMORE
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA / Bolzano, Italy
Macquarie University
MacU
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nanyang Technological University
SINGABOAT-VRX
Singapore, Singapore
National University of Singapore
Team Bumblebee
Singapore, Singapore
Northwestern Polytechnical University
NWPU IntelliSense Lab
Xi’an, Shhaanxi, China
Purdue University
PACE
Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Robotics and Circuits
Robotics and Circuits
Manipal, Karnataka, India
SENAI CIMATEC and Universidade Federal da Bahia
Soteroboat
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Team Inspiration
Team Inspiration
San Diego, California, USA
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
TurboSailers
Patiala, Punjab, India
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
106_USV
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
University of Florida Machine Intelligence Lab
NaviGator
Gainesville, Florida, USA
University of Newcastle
NUMarine
Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
University of South Australia / Student Robotics Club of SA
RoboSeals
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
University of Sydney
USYD_RobotX
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
University of the West Indies
Hyperion
St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tabago
Washington State University
Wazzu Worms
Pullman, Washington, USA
Ygyakarta State University
Cepheus
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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