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5th Annual International RoboBoat Competition - presented by the AUVSI Foundation and ONR
June 19-24, 2012
Team Orientation: Tuesday, June 19th 10:00am
Founder's Inn & Spa
5641 Indian River Road
Virginia Beach, VA
2012 Final Rules and Mission
2012 Intent to Compete
Recommendations for New Teams
Advice for International Teams
Team Resources and Discounts - Need to order parts? Please visit this page often for available discount codes.
Naval Engineering Support Team - NEST is comprised of several Navy engineers and scientists from around the country who are available to teams competing in the AUVSI Foundation's RoboBoat and RoboSub student competitions.
MathWorks wants to help your team! Submit a request for software, training, and access to MathWorks engineering mentors and technical support to teams. Visit this page to learn more.
Journal Paper Archives
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Important Dates to Remember
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Date |
Time |
| Team roster and t-shirt sizes due |
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| Hotel reservation deadline |
May 19 |
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| Website, team intro videos, journal paper and resumes due |
June 11 |
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| Team check-in and orientation |
June 19 |
10:00 am |
| Safety inspections and in–water practice time |
June 19 |
12:00 pm |
| In-water practice time |
June 20-21 |
8:00 am |
| Static Judging (present journal paper in team uniforms) and in-water practice time |
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| Qualifying runs |
June 23 |
8:00 am |
| Competition finals (live webcast) |
June 24 |
1:00 pm |
| Awards Party |
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Pool Hours (for After Hours Practice)
Teams may utilize the Founder's Inn pool for vehicle testing during the hours of 9:00pm and 5:00am (June 19 - June 24).
Hotel Information: Founder's Inn and Spa
5641 Indian River Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
Phone: (757) 424-5511 or 800-926-4466
Reservation Deadline: May 19
After the cut-off date, the hotel will continue to accept reservations at the contracted group rate based on sleeping room type availability.
Room Types
Standard Queen $122
Double Double $122
Team Intro Videos:
Each team must submit a brief 2-3 minute video introducing your team and vehicle. These videos will be evaluated by the judges, posted on the RoboBoat website and may be used during the live webcast. If your team qualifies for the finals, webcast viewers will see your brief intro video right before they see your vehicle enter the water. Team intro videos should be submitted by June 11th. For instructions on formatting and submitting your video, please click here.
Team Uniforms
Team uniforms should be worn on the day of static judging. Also during this day, we will get video footage of your team for the webcast and the daily video wrap-ups.