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# RoboBoat

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## Posts

- [RoboBoat 2026: Final Standings](https://roboboat.org/2026/02/25/roboboat-2026-final-standings/) - February 19-24, 2026Nathan Benderson Park | Sarasota, Florida, USA RoboBoat 2026 was held in-person at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida, USA, with 37 teams representing 10 countries -- Bangladesh, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Türkiye and the United States and Puerto Rico. Thirteen teams qualified for Semi-Finals, and six teams advanced to
- [RoboBoat 2025: Final Standings](https://roboboat.org/2025/03/10/roboboat-2025-final-standings/) - March 3-9, 2025Nathan Benderson Park | Sarasota, Florida, USA RoboBoat 2025 was held in-person at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida, USA, with 27 teams representing 9 countries -- Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Türkiye and the United States and Puerto Rico. A record 17 (yes, that's 1 - 7) teams qualified! But
- [RoboBoat 2024: Final Standings](https://roboboat.org/2024/02/12/roboboat-2024-final-standings/) - February 5-11, 2024Nathan Benderson Park | Sarasota, Florida, USA RoboBoat 2024 was held in-person at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida, USA, with 16 teams representing 6 countries -- Canada, Indonesia, Mexico, Poland, Turkey and the United States. This was a record year with all teams passing safety inspection in the first two days and
- [RoboBoat 2022: Final Standings](https://roboboat.org/2022/06/26/roboboat-2022-final-standings/) - June 20-25, 2022Nathan Benderson Park | Sarasota, Florida, USA The 15th RoboBoat Competition was held in-person and online at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida, USA, with a record number of 19 teams representing eight countries -- Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Mexico, Poland, Turkey, and the United States. Despite many challenges, seven teams brought boats,
- [RoboBoat 2023:  Final Standings](https://roboboat.org/2023/03/29/roboboat-2023-final-standings/) - March 22-28, 2023Nathan Benderson Park | Sarasota, Florida, USA RoboBoat 2023 was held in-person and online at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida, USA, with 23 teams representing nine countries -- Canada, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Poland, Puerto Rico, Turkey, and the United States. This was a record number of teams participating in the 16th
- [RoboBoat 2018: Final Standings](https://roboboat.org/2018/06/24/2018-roboboat-final-standings/) - June 18-24, 2018Reed Canal Park | South Daytona, FL The 11th RoboBoat Competition took place at the Reed Canal Park in South Daytona, Florida. With 14 teams representing Canada, Indonesia, India, México, Netherlands and the United States. Final Standings 1st Place ($6,000): Institut Teknologi Sepuluh NopemberPoints: 4996 2nd Place ($5,000): Georgia Institute of TechnologyPoints: 4223 3rd
- [RoboBoat 2021: Final Standings](https://roboboat.org/2021/06/28/2021-final-standings/) - The 14th RoboBoat Competition was held online, due to the in-person event being cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. With 14 teams representing Egypt, Indonesia, Israel, México and the United States and territories. While we didn’t have the opportunity to meet in person this year, we stayed engaged and shifted efforts online to
- [Competition Cancellation Policy](https://roboboat.org/2019/10/22/competition-cancellation-policy/) - LAST UPDATED: April 24, 2020 To cancel a registration for the 2020 RoboBoat Competition (Online Efforts), teams must complete the Competition Cancellation form. Cancellation requests submitted via email will not be accepted. Cancellations submitted on or before May 11, 2020, will receive a 100% refund.Optional: Teams may forward-fund their 2020 registration towards the 2021 RoboBoat Competition. (Select this
- [RoboBoat 2020: Final Standings](https://roboboat.org/2020/07/26/2020-roboboat-final-standings/) - The 13th RoboBoat Competition was held online, due to the in-person event being cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. With 8 teams representing México and the United States and territories.
- [RoboBoat 2008: Final Standings](https://roboboat.org/2008/08/09/2008-final-standings/) - August 7-9, 2008SSC Pacific TRANSDEC | San Diego, CA The 1st RoboBoat Competition took place at the SSC Pacific TRANSDEC in San Diego, California. With 6 teams representing Canada and the United States. Final Standings 1st Place: University of Central Florida 2nd Place: Florida Atlantic University 3rd Place: École de Technologie Supérieure 4th Place: Embry-Riddle
- [RoboBoat 2009: Final Standings](https://roboboat.org/2009/06/30/2009-final-standings/) - Founder's Inn | Virginia Beach, VA The 2nd RoboBoat Competition took place at the Founder's Inn in Virginia Beach, Virginia. With 7 teams representing Canada and the United States. Final Standings 1st Place: University of Central Florida 2nd Place: University of Rhode Island 3rd Place: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 4th Place: Virginia Tech 5th Place: Florida
- [RoboBoat 2012: Final Standings](https://roboboat.org/2012/06/24/2012-final-standings/) - June 20-24, 2012Founder's Inn | Virginia Beach, VA The 5th RoboBoat Competition took place at the Founder's Inn in Virginia Beach, Virginia. With 18 teams representing India, Indonesia, Taiwan and the United States. Final Standings 1st Place ($7,000): University of Michigan 2nd Place ($5,000): Villanova University 3rd Place ($3,000): Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 4th Place ($3,000): University of Central Florida
- [RoboBoat 2010: Final Standings](https://roboboat.org/2010/06/13/2010-final-standings/) - June 10-13, 2010Founder's Inn | Virginia Beach, VA The 3rd RoboBoat Competition took place at the Founder's Inn in Virginia Beach, Virginia. With 13 teams representing Taiwan and the United States. Final Standings 1st Place ($8,000): University of Michigan 2nd Place ($5,000): University of Central Florida 3rd Place ($1,000): University of Rhode Island 4th Place ($1,000): Virginia Tech 5th
- [RoboBoat 2011: Final Standings](https://roboboat.org/2011/06/12/2011-final-standings/) - June 8-12, 2011Founder's Inn | Virginia Beach, VA The 4th RoboBoat Competition took place at the Founder's Inn in Virginia Beach, Virginia. With 15 teams representing Indonesia, Taiwan and the United States. Final Standings 1st Place ($6,000): University of Rhode Island 2nd Place ($4,000): University of Central Florida 3rd Place ($3,000): Georgia Tech Aerospace Systems Lab 4th Place ($2,000):
- [RoboBoat 2013: Final Standings](https://roboboat.org/2013/07/14/2013-final-standings/) - June 8-14, 2013Founder's Inn | Virginia Beach, VA The 6th RoboBoat Competition took place at the Founder's Inn in Virginia Beach, Virginia. With 14 teams representing Indonesia, Taiwan and the United States. Final Standings 1st Place ($3,000): University of Florida 2nd Place ($2,000): University of Central Florida 3rd Place ($1,000): Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 4th Place ($1,000): University of Michigan
- [RoboBoat 2017: Final Standings](https://roboboat.org/2017/06/25/2017-roboboat-final-standings/) - June 20-25, 2017Reed Canal Park | South Daytona, FL The 10th RoboBoat Competition took place at the Reed Canal Park in South Daytona, Florida. With 9 teams representing Indonesia, México and the United States. Final Standings 1st Place ($5,000): Daytona Beach Homeschoolers 2nd Place ($4,000): Hagerty High School 3rd Place ($3,500): Georgia Institute of Technology 4th Place ($3,000): Institut
- [RoboBoat 2016: Final Standings](https://roboboat.org/2016/07/10/2016-roboboat-final-standings/) - July 4-10, 2016Founder's Inn | Virginia Beach, VA The 9th RoboBoat Competition took place at the Founder's Inn in Virginia Beach, Virginia. With 13 teams representing Canada, India, Indonesia, South Korea and the United States. Final Standings 1st Place ($10,000): Georgia Institute of Technology 2nd Place ($4,000): Florida Atlantic University 3rd Place ($2,500): Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember 4th
- [RoboBoat 2019: Final Standings](https://roboboat.org/2019/06/23/2019-roboboat-final-standings/) - The 12th RoboBoat Competition took place at the Reed Canal Park in South Daytona, Florida. With 13 teams representing Egypt, Indonesia, México and the United States and territories.

## Pages

- [Home](https://roboboat.org/)
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- [Cancellation Policy](https://roboboat.org/cancellation-policy/)
- [The 2025 RoboBoat Competition - Splash Page](https://roboboat.org/2025-roboboat/)
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- [RoboBoat 2023: Ocean Exploration](https://roboboat.org/rb23/)
- [RoboBoat 2022: A Day at the Carnival](https://roboboat.org/2022-splash/)
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- [Why RoboBoat](https://roboboat.org/why-roboboat/)
- [Past Programs](https://roboboat.org/past-programs/)

## Press

- [RoboBoat Competition takes over South Daytona](https://roboboat.org/stories/press/roboboat-competition-takes-over-south-daytona/) - via Daytona Beach News-Journal SOUTH DAYTONA — Sean Cannon stood at the water’s edge, a controller in hand and his concentration fixed on the RoboBoat in the water. “I built most of the boat’s electrical systems,” Cannon said. “Since I spent so much time practicing with it in the water, I had the most experience
- [Engineering students from around the world compete in the 12th Annual RoboBoat Competition](https://roboboat.org/stories/press/engineering-students-from-around-the-world-compete-in-the-12th-annual-roboboat-competition/) - • Reigning champions, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember from Surabaya, Indonesia, win first place • 13 teams | 200 participants | 4 countries • RoboBoat was held at Reed Canal Park, South Daytona, Florida, June 17 – 23, 2019 South Daytona, Florida, June 23, 2019 — Reigning champions from 2018 RoboBoat, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITSN)
- [CU Boulder students make splash in national ‘RoboBoat’ competition](https://roboboat.org/stories/press/cu-boulder-students-make-splash-in-national-roboboat-competition/) - via Daily Camera Three students from the University of Colorado Boulder found themselves far from home earlier this summer as they watched their 5-foot-long fully autonomous boat navigate through the water on its own volition for the 2019 International RoboBoat Competition at South Daytona, Fla. CU Boulder’s small team, derived from its new RoboBoat club,

## Training Materials

- [Tech Talk: Communication Protocol](https://roboboat.org/training-resources/tech-talk-communication-protocol/) - Once you have a working network, how do you actually get to talk with a server?
- [Tech Talk: Networking](https://roboboat.org/training-resources/tech-talk-networking/) - How do teams connect their boat to the network at competition in order to report back to the server?
- [Tech Talk: Basic Auto Navigation](https://roboboat.org/training-resources/tech-talk-basic-auto-navigation/) - What is basic autonomous navigation?
- [Tech Talk: Safety](https://roboboat.org/training-resources/tech-talk-safety/) - All things safety at RoboBoat.
- [Tech Talk: Velodyne Lidar](https://roboboat.org/training-resources/tech-talk-velodyne-lidar/) - Take a closer look at the VLP-16 Velodyne Puck with Frank Bertini.

## Programs

- [RoboBoat 2026](https://roboboat.org/programs/2026/) - Hey explorers! Are you interested in a hands-on learning approach to maritime autonomy? Let us introduce you to RoboBoat. RoboBoat is an international student program established to generate, cultivate, and enhance a community of innovators capable of making substantive contributions to the Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) domain. The vision is achieved by providing a venue
- [RoboBoat 2025](https://roboboat.org/programs/2025/) - Ahoy explorers! Are you keen on taking an experimental learning approach to maritime autonomy? Let us introduce you to RoboBoat. RoboBoat is an international competition that invites participants to tackle simplified versions of challenges facing the modern maritime industry. These challenges may include coastal surveillance, port security, oceanographic exploration, and cooperative behavior between systems operating
- [RoboBoat 2024](https://roboboat.org/programs/2024/) - RoboBoat 2024 was held at the Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida, USA, with 16 teams representing six countries — Canada, Indonesia, Mexico, Poland, Turkey, and the United States. This was a record year with all teams passing safety inspection in the first two days and 15 teams qualifying for finals! Congratulations to all RoboBoat
- [RoboBoat 2023](https://roboboat.org/programs/2023/) - RoboBoat 2023 was held in-person and online at the Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida, USA, with 23 teams representing nine countries — Canada, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Poland, Puerto Rico, Turkey, and the United States. This was a record number of teams participating in the 16th year of the competition. Congratulations to all RoboBoat
- [RoboBoat 2022](https://roboboat.org/programs/2022/) - Ahoy explorers! Are you keen on taking an experimental learning approach to maritime autonomy? Let us introduce you to RoboBoat. RoboBoat is an international competition that invites participants to tackle simplified versions of challenges facing the modern maritime industry. These challenges may include coastal surveillance, port security, oceanographic exploration, and cooperative behavior between systems operating
- [RoboBoat 2021](https://roboboat.org/programs/2021/) - Chart a course for the 2021 RoboBoat Competition.
- [RoboBoat 2020](https://roboboat.org/programs/2020/) - The 13th RoboBoat Competition was held online, due to the in-person event being cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. With 8 teams representing México and the United States and territories.
- [RoboBoat 2019](https://roboboat.org/programs/2019/) - The 12th RoboBoat Competition took place at the Reed Canal Park lake in South Daytona, FL. With 13 teams representing Egypt, Indonesia, México and the United States of America and territories.
- [RoboBoat 2018](https://roboboat.org/programs/2018/) - The 11th RoboBoat Competition took place at the Reed Canal Park lake in South Daytona, FL. With 14 teams representing Canada, India, Indonesia, México, Netherlands and the United States of America and territories.
- [RoboBoat 2017](https://roboboat.org/programs/2017/) - The 10th RoboBoat Competition took place at the Reed Canal Park lake in South Daytona, FL. With 9 teams representing Indonesia, México and the United States of America.
- [RoboBoat 2016](https://roboboat.org/programs/2016/) - The 9th RoboBoat Competition took place at the Founder's Inn lake in Virginia Beach, VA. With 13 teams representing India, Indonesia, South Korea and the United States of America.
- [RoboBoat 2015](https://roboboat.org/programs/2015/) - The 8th RoboBoat Competition took place at the Founder's Inn lake in Virginia Beach, VA. With 16 teams representing Indonesia, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States of America.
- [RoboBoat 2014](https://roboboat.org/programs/2014/) - The 7th RoboBoat Competition took place at the Founder's Inn lake in Virginia Beach, VA. With 14 teams representing Indonesia, Taiwan and the United States of America.
- [RoboBoat 2013](https://roboboat.org/programs/2013/) - The 6th RoboBoat Competition took place at the Founder's Inn lake in Virginia Beach, VA. With 14 teams representing Indonesia, Taiwan and the United States of America.
- [RoboBoat 2012](https://roboboat.org/programs/2012/) - The 5th RoboBoat Competition took place at the Founder's Inn lake in Virginia Beach, VA. With 18 teams representing India, Indonesia, Taiwan and the United States of America.
- [RoboBoat 2011](https://roboboat.org/programs/2011/) - The 4th RoboBoat Competition took place at the Founder's Inn lake in Virginia Beach, VA. With 15 teams representing Indonesia, Taiwan and the United States of America.
- [RoboBoat 2010](https://roboboat.org/programs/2010/) - The 3rd RoboBoat Competition took place at the Founder's Inn lake in Virginia Beach, VA. With 13 teams representing Taiwan and the United States of America.
- [RoboBoat 2009](https://roboboat.org/programs/2009/) - The 2nd RoboBoat Competition (previously titled the Autonomous Surface Vehicle Competition - ASVC) took place at the Founder's Inn lake in Virginia Beach, VA. With 7 teams representing Canada and the United States of America.
- [RoboBoat 2008](https://roboboat.org/programs/2008/) - The 1st RoboBoat Competition (previously titled the Autonomous Surface Vehicle Competition - ASVC) took place at the SSC Pacific TRANSDEC facility in San Diego, CA. With 6 teams representing Canada and the United States of America.

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