MATE ROV COMPETITION

🌊 Greetings from Ocean Business 2025! 👋 The team is live on the ground here in Southampton, and we're having an amazing time connecting with industry leaders, exploring cutting-edge ocean tech, and soaking up the incredible energy of this event. From hands-on demos to inspiring conversations, it's been a fantastic experience so far, and there's still more to come! If you're around, stop by and say hi—we'd love to connect 🌎 Stay tuned for more updates from the floor! 🚢⚓ #OceanBusiness2025 #FutureTechnology #NetworkingEvent #OceanTech

🌊 Diving into Innovation in Plymouth! 🌊 Last week, educators and marine enthusiasts gathered at the Fugro Academy Training Centre for an unforgettable Underwater Robotics & Engineering Design Workshop! 🌊⚙️ From assembling underwater robots to exploring cutting-edge marine technology, participants left inspired and ready to bring STEM to life in their classrooms! 🚀 Want to be part of the next wave of ocean innovation? Stay tuned for future workshops! 🌎 This workshop was hosted by Fugro, University of Plymouth, and our own MATE ROV Academy, with additional sponsorship from Thales and Turnchapel Wharf. #ROV #STEMEducation #MarineTechnology #EngineeringDesign #OceanExploration

Take Your Skills to the Next Level with SeaMATE! ⚙️🌊 Ready to explore the exciting world of underwater robotics? SeaMATE’s beginner-friendly kits make it easy to get started! 🐠 We offer four core ROV kits, each packed with comprehensive lessons and step-by-step assembly guides for students: 🔹 Angelfish Kit 🔹 Pufferfish Kit 🔹 Triggerfish Kit 🔹 Barracuda Kit Plus, check out our latest additions—perfect for expanding your toolkit and getting hands-on with ROV building: 🔹 PVC Frame Kit (Angelfish & Pufferfish) 🔹 ROV Academy Tool Kit Everything you need, all in one place. Dive in and start building today! 🌊🛠️ 🔗 Shop Now: https://hubs.ly/Q03g9GRP0 #MATEROV #Watergame #Robotics #EngineeringStudents #STEMLearning

🌊 A massive thank you to the Motorola Solutions Foundation for their generous support of the MATE ROV Competition! 🌊 Their dedication to building safer cities and thriving communities extends to empowering the next generation of marine technologists. Thanks to their sponsorship, students from around the world can bring their underwater robotics innovations to life and compete in the 2025 MATE ROV World Championship in Alpena, MI! Together, we're shaping the future of ocean exploration, STEM education, and technological innovation. Thank you, Motorola Solutions Foundation, for making waves in STEM! 🌊🤖 #MATEROV #STEMEducation #FutureInnovators #Robotics #EngineeringStudents #MakingADifference

📸 WEEKLY PHOTO DROP 📸 Competition season is in full swing - but that's not all our teams are up to! 👀 Team Jalpari members recently hosted an engaging workshop on the Fundamentals of Motors for engineering students, while Crush Depth participated in outreach and activities at Fresno City College and Woodward Park! 🌊 Keep up the great work teams! 👏 #MATEROV #FutureInnovators #STEMEducation #Robotics #EngineeringStudents

Last week our partners at the Singapore American School (SAS) hosted a Build-Your-Own ROV Workshop! 🌊⚙️ This was a fun, hands-on workshop activity where teachers and students designed, built, and piloted an ROV in the span of a few hours! New to underwater robotics, participants learned the basic anatomy of an ROV and were introduced to a preassembled controller system, materials for a frame, flotation for buoyancy, and simple, everyday materials that they could use to construct a tool to accomplish the mission ⚙️ These first-time teams were then presented with their own mission task to tackle, which was staged in the SAS swimming pool! The workshop was supported by SAS and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). It was part of the amazing activities, meetings, and exhibits that took place during Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) ⛴️ Special thanks to the amazing SAS teachers and the school's veteran One Degree North ROV team for preparing these new teams navigate their way to a future MATE competition! 👏 #StudentSuccess #STEMEducation #InnovationInEducation #Workshop #Watergame #Robotics

MATE ROV COMPETITION’s Build Your Own ROV workshop, a fun and hands-on activity where you'll design, build, and pilot an underwater robot in just 1-2 hours. After a fascinating introduction to underwater robots and their real-world applications, you'll dive into the basics of a remotely operated vehicle. You'll get to work with a preassembled controller system, materials for a frame, flotation for buoyancy, and simple, everyday items to construct tools for your mission. Once you're equipped with the knowledge and materials, you'll be presented with a mission task to tackle at the bottom of MATE ROV COMPETITION’s ocean – a swimming pool! Our goal is to provide you with the skills and experiences needed to bring these activities into your classroom or after-school clubs. This workshop was organized by the Marine Technology Society (MTS), Singapore American School, Science Centre Singapore Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). This workshop was conducted on the 28 March during 🚢 Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) 2025. 🔊 I had the opportunity to present on “Leveraging on Sensors and Robotics for Subsea Singapore” from port authority, commercial, and technology perspectives to the teachers and students. It was the same talk given to SAUVC 2025. https://lnkd.in/gCfMtUaF I hope this workshop will encourage more primary and secondary  school teacher and student participants joining the underwater robotics competition arena and inspire innovation and transformation in the subsea industry! 🌊 Jill Zande Paul Booth Bien Aik (Daniel) Tan Chloe L. Jie Hui Han Nina Liang Trixy Wong Song Choon Lee Angeline SW Tan Andy Chew For more info on MATE ROV COMPETITION: https://lnkd.in/gPTfbDi2 #MTS #MATEROV #SMF #MPA #STEM #ROBOTICS #SMW

Check out this article from the Institute of Competition Sciences (ICS), where they discuss challenges teams face year to year in the MATE ROV Competition. 🌊 Just like in professional and collegiate sports, student robotics teams face a revolving door of talent, logistical challenges, and shifting priorities year to year. 📈 Maintaining excellence requires not just talent, but also strategic decision-making, adaptability, and a bit of luck. Perhaps, the difficulty of bringing all those elements together is a key component of what makes competition so thrilling! Read it here: https://hubs.ly/Q03dj5BV0 #StudentCompetition #MATEROV #StudentSuccess #Competition #STEMEducation

📸 WEEKLY PHOTO DROP 📸 What’s more exciting than watching MATE teams in action? 🚀 Watching them push the boundaries of ocean innovation and shape the future! 🌊🔧 Keep making waves, teams—you’re inspiring the next generation of marine tech pioneers! #MATEROV #FutureInnovators #STEMEducation #Robotics #EngineeringStudents

✈️ Friendly reminder to apply for the 2025 MATE ROV World Championship Travel Stipend! ✈️ The Schmidt Ocean Coalition is generously continuing its support for team travel by funding stipends to the 2025 MATE World Championship in Alpena, MI ✈️⛴️ This funding is available for new and re-building RANGER, PIONEER, and EXPLORER class teams across the U.S. and around the world! 🌎 💵 Scholarship amounts range from $1,000 to $3,000, depending on geographic location and financial need. 💵 These stipends are exclusively for covering airfare, ground transportation, and lodging expenses for current team members How To Apply: Visit This Link ⬇️ https://hubs.ly/Q03dj6Vd0 Select “2025 MATE ROV World Championship Travel Stipend Scholarship – 2024.2025 SOC” when selecting the grant/scholarship opportunity. 📅 Deadline: Rolling applications begin March 17, 2025 & close May 27, 2025 #Robotics #STEMEducation #ScholarshipOpportunity #MATEROV #Watergame