World University Underwater Robot Competition

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Competition Notice on Registration Process & Progress List of Winners Schedule

Competition

To promote the innovation and development of underwater intelligent robot technology, the MURC–WUURC 2024 (3rd World University Underwater Robotics Competition), jointly organized by the China Association of Shipbuilding Industry, Harbin Engineering University, The Center for Robotics Development- The Center of Robotics (MUR), Maritime State University named after admiral G.I. Nevelskoy, Far Eastern Federal University and MARINET, is scheduled to be held in Vladivostok, Russia in early July 2024. The competition aims to inspire innovative talent development and promote international student exchange, creating a platform for young scholars from China and abroad to interact and innovate in the field of underwater intelligent robotics. Details of the competition are as follows:

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Notice on Registration

The competition is open to students currently enrolled in universities and research institutes worldwide. Each institution can recommend an unlimited number of participating teams. For the AUV track, each team consists of 2-10 members, for the ROV track, each team consists of 2-5 members, with no more than 3 instructors per team. The number of offline participants for each team shall not exceed 5. For the Creative Concept track, each team shall not exceed 3 members, with no more than 2 instructors per team.

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Process & Progress

The competition is in the process of registration, and the latest competition process will be released!

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List of Winners

The competition is in progress

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Schedule

Game time
Early July 2024 (dates for registration and training will be notified separately).

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Rules

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AUV

AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle), one of the main categories of underwater vehicles, which integrates controllers, sensors, computer software and power, and it has autonomous perception and intelligent decision-making capabilities, and navigates with its own power.

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AUV

With the ability of autonomous navigation and sailing, it can conduct large-scale navigation and detection missions, and is often used in marine aerial surveying, target search and marine exploration.

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ROV

emote Operated Vehicle (ROV), also known as underwater vehicle, working under extreme circumstance of underwater, which can dive into the water to substitute human to complete the underwater operation. Owing to the harsh and dangerous underwater environment and human's diving depth limitation, underwater vehicle has served as an important tool for the ocean exploitation.

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ROV

The way it works is that the staff of the supported vessel provides power via connecting the ROV umbilical cable, operates or controls the ROV, observes through underwater monitor, sonar and other special equipments, and conducts underwater operations through the manipulator.

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Prototype Track

Taking the pandemic impact into account, to create more convenience for each team to participate in this competition, Prototype Track is specially set up.

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Prototype Track

The performance of this track is evaluated according to the design instructions, videos and other materials submitted by the teams, focusing on factors such as innovation, feasibility and application value.

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