RoboBoat 2025

RoboBoat is an international competition that invites participants to tackle autonomy challenges facing the modern maritime industry.

RoboBoat Judging

Thank you for volunteering your time and expertise to join us as a RoboBoat judge! This guide has been prepared to help you provide thorough evaluation and feedback to the RoboBoat teams in whichever judge role(s) you are supporting: (1) Pre-Competition Online Judge, (2) Presentation Judge, (3) Assessment Judge and/or (4) Course Judge.

Competition Structure

• Autonomy Challenge demonstrates safety and performance; and

• Design Documentation presents each team’s work and vehicle design.

Autonomy Challenge

These challenges showcase ASV performance through autonomous behaviors designed to represent research and real-world applications.

More information on the Autonomy Challenge, course/task information and more, can be found in the next lesson: Autonomy Challenge.

Design Documentation

Prior to the on-site competition, teams provide a variety of design documentation. During the competition, teams provide an oral presentation and their ASV is assessed by subject matter expert judges.

DELIVERED PRIOR TO ON-SITE COMPETITION

• Team Website

• Technical Design Report

• Team Introduction Video

DELIVERED DURING ON-SITE COMPETITION

• Design Presentation

• System Assessment