# Change Log

| Date       | Section                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Details                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| 2025-11-11 | All Sections                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Initial Release                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 2025-11-12 | <ul><li><a href="../section-2-design-documentation">Section 2</a></li><li><a href="../../section-3-autonomy-challenge/3.2-task-descriptions#id-3.2.2-task-2-debris-clearance">Section 3.2.2</a></li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | <ul><li>Inserted examples of top-scored submissions.</li><li>Fixed task image for Task 2.</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                               |
| 2025-11-20 | <ul><li><a href="../../section-3-autonomy-challenge/3.2-task-descriptions#id-3.2.7-light-beacon">Section 3.2.7</a></li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | <ul><li>Updated progress on light beacon prototype, including specifications and technical drawings.</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                    |
| 2025-12-16 | <ul><li><a href="../../section-3-autonomy-challenge/3.2-task-descriptions#id-3.2.7-color-indicators">Section 3.2.7</a></li><li><a href="../section-3-autonomy-challenge/3.3-communications-protocol">Section 3.3</a></li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | <ul><li>Updated the light beacons to reflect the modified design of the "color indicators" that will be used in the 2026 course.</li><li>Published the communications protocol and instructions.</li></ul>                                                        |
| 2025-12-17 | <ul><li><a href="../section-3-autonomy-challenge">Section 3</a></li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | <ul><li>Updated preliminary course layout</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 2025-12-22 | <ul><li><a href="../../section-3-autonomy-challenge/3.2-task-descriptions#id-3.2.7-color-indicators">Section 3.2.7</a></li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | <ul><li>Added bill of materials for color indicators</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 2026-01-14 | <ul><li><a href="../../section-3-autonomy-challenge/3.2-task-descriptions#id-3.2.3-task-3-emergency-response-sprint">Section 3.2</a> (Task 3)</li><li><a href="../section-3-autonomy-challenge/3.3-communications-protocol">Section 3.3</a></li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | <ul><li>Updated positioning of color indicator buoy in Task 3</li><li>Added Team ID list for communications and reporting</li></ul>                                                                                                                               |
| 2026-02-04 | <ul><li><a href="../../section-3-autonomy-challenge/3.2-task-descriptions#id-3.2.2-task-2-debris-clearance">Section 3.2.2</a></li><li><a href="../../section-3-autonomy-challenge/3.2-task-descriptions#id-3.2.2-task-2-debris-clearance">Section 3.2.6</a></li><li><a href="../section-3-autonomy-challenge/3.3-communications-protocol">Section 3.3</a></li><li><a href="../../section-4-scoring-and-awards#id-4.2-autonomy-challenge-scoring">Section 4.2</a></li></ul> | <ul><li>Task 2 - Clarified 360 circle around green color indicator</li><li>Task 6 - Removed disruptive level</li><li>Updated reporting message contents to include header and footer</li><li>Published autonomy challenge scoring breakdown and details</li></ul> |