Winners by year
There were no live competition winners in 2021 as the competition was held online. Instead, competitors were judged on submitted videos, reports, and website.Detailed competition history
2022
Autonomy Challenge Awards # National University of Singapore ($6,000) # Amador Valley High School Robotics ($3,000) # Carnegie Mellon University ($2,000) # University of Alberta ($1,500) # École de Technologie Supérieure ($1,000) # Cornell University ($1,000) Design Documentation # National University of Singapore ($1,000) # École de Technologie Supérieure ($750) # The Ohio State University ($500) # Underwater Robotics Club at NC State University # Vortex NTNU Judges Special Awards * Best Report ($500): Duke University * Best Online Presentation ($500): Wroclaw University of Science and Technology * Best Link of Competition Strategy to Design Objectives ($500): Autonomous Maritime Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle * Best Third Chance ($500): Indian Institute of Technology Bombay * Inter-vehicle Communications ($250): École de Technologie Supérieure2021 "Ides of TRANSDEC"
Mission
Per thResults
2020
Overall Winners # Team Inspiration -- $3,000 # Si Se Puede Foundation & Arizona State University -- $2,000 # Tecnológico de Monterrey -- $1,500 # San Diego State University -- $1,000 # Carnegie Mellon University -- $1,000 # University of Alberta -- $1,000 Video Winners # Tecnológico de Monterrey -- $1,000 # Team Inspiration -- $800 # Indian Institute of Technology Bombay -- $600 # Si Se Puede Foundation & Arizona State University -- $400 # San Diego State University -- $200 Technical Design Report Winners # Team Inspiration -- $1,000 # California Institute of Technology -- $800 # Si Se Puede Foundation & Arizona State University -- $600 # Duke University -- $400 # The Ohio State University -- $200 Website Winners # Team Inspiration -- $1,000 # Si Se Puede Foundation & Arizona State University -- $800 # Amador Valley High School -- $600 # Tecnológico de Monterrey -- $400 # École de Technologie Supérieure -- $200 Special Awards * Holding Steady ($500): Federal University of Rio de Janeiro * Newest Players ($500): Ain Shams University * Pixelated RoboSub ($500): National University of Singapore2019
# Harbin Engineering University -- $6,000 # Far Eastern Federal University / Institute for Marine Technology Problems -- $4,000 # Arizona State University Polytechnic -- $3,000 # University of Alberta -- $2,000 # Cornell University -- $1,000 * Best Static Judging: National University of Singapore * First to Pre-Qualify: University of Alberta * Most Inspirational: Team Inspiration * Data Sharing: The Ohio State University * Best Website: École de Technologie Supérieure * Most Improved: California Institute of Technology * Most Entertaining Video: The Center for Robotics Development2018
# Harbin Engineering University -- $7,000 # National University of Singapore -- $6,000 # California Institute of Technology -- $2,500 # École de Technologie Supérieure -- $2,500 # Cornell University2017
# Cornell University, USA ($4,500) # Far Eastern University/Institute for Marine Technology Problems, Russia ($4,000) # National University of Singapore, Singapore ($3,000) # Harbin Engineering University, China ($2,000) # Georgia Institute of Technology, USA ($1,000) * Best PR: San Diego State University, USA ($1,000)2016
# California Institute of Technology, $6,000 # Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, $5,000 # Cornell University, $2,000 # G.I. Nevelskoy Maritime State University, $1,500 # Kasetsart University & Chulalongkorn University, $1,500 # Harbin Engineering University, $1,000 # McGill University, $1,0002015
# San Diego State University, $6,000 # National University of Singapore, $4,000 # Maritime State University, $3,000 # California Institute of Technology, $1,000 # University of Arizona: $1,000 # Far Eastern Federal University, $1,000 # Amador Valley High School, $1,0002014
# Cornell University (awarded $10,000) # University of Florida (awarded $5,000) # Team SONIA - École de Technologie Supérieure (Canada) (awarded $1,000) # Far Eastern Federal University (Russian Federation) (awarded $1,000) # National University of Singapore (Singapore) (awarded $1,000) # Reykjavik University (Iceland) # California Institute of Technology # San Diego State University Mechatronics Club # Harbin Engineering University (China) # McGill University (Canada) # Daytona Beach Area Homeschoolers - Team S.S. Minnow # University of Arizona # Amador Valley High School # Mälardalen University (Sweden) # India Institute of Technology Madras (India) # University of Alberta (Canada) # Kyushu Institute of Technology (Japan) # Kasetsart University (Thailand) # Carl Hayden High School - Falcon Robotics # Embry-Riddle Aerospace University # Palouse Robosub Club (Washington/Idaho) # San Diego City College # Prairie View A&M University # Nautilus # University of Maryland # India Institute of Technology Bombay (India) # Team Bangalore Robotics (India) # University of Colorado Boulder # San Diego City Robotics 101 # University of Southern California # Istanbul Technical University (Turkey) # University of Toronto (Canada) # St. Georges School (Canada) # Delhi Technical University (India) # California Southern Polytechnic University # Ain Shams University (Egypt) # Montana State University # Southern Polytechnic State University (Georgia) # RoboEgypt (Egypt) * Best New Entry: California Institute of Technology (awarded $500) * Best Branding: McGill University (awarded $500) * International Collaboration Team Bangalore Robotics (awarded $500) * Mayor's Cup for Outreach: Team SONIA - École de Technologie Supérieure (Canada)(awarded $500)2013
# Cornell University (awarded $8,000) # University of Florida (awarded $4,000) # Far Eastern Federal University (Russian Federation)(awarded $3,000) # University of Maryland (awarded $1,000) # Harbin Engineering University (China)(awarded $1,000) # Amador Valley High School # National University of Singapore (Singapore) # Carl Hayden High School - Falcon Robotics * Best Static Judging: Team SONIA - École de Technologie Supérieure (Canada)(awarded $500) * Best Journal Paper: Cornell University (awarded $500) * Best Bang for the Buck: Daytona Beach Area Homeschoolers - Team S.S. Minnow (awarded $500) * Best New Entry: National University of Singapore (Singapore)(awarded $500) * Best Outreach Programs: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, North Carolina State University, Carl Hayden High School (awarded $500 each)2012
# Cornell University (awarded $8,000)2011
# ETS Team SONIA (awarded $7,000) # Cornell University (awarded $4000) # University of Florida (awarded $3,000) # Reykjavik University (awarded $2,000) # University of Maryland (awarded $500) # University of Rhode Island ($500) # United States Naval Academy # North Carolina State * Mayor's Cup for Community Outreach: Carl Hayden High School (awarded $1,000) * Second Chance Award: University of Central Florida (awarded $1,000) * Outstanding Technical Mentorship: University of Maryland ($500) * Hardware is Hard Award: Utah State University (awarded $500) * Innovation on a Budget Award: Mesa College * Best Paper Award: Kyushu University2010
# Cornell ($6,000 Prize) # U.S. Naval Academy ($5,000) # University of Maryland ($2,250) # ETS ($1,750) # Amador Valley High School ($1,000) # University of Texas at Dallas ($1,000) # Kyushu Institute of Technology ($1,000) * University of Central Florida: Second Chance Award ($,1000) * San Diego City College: Best Group Presentation ($500) * Reykjavik University: Determination Award ($500)2009
# Cornell University ($10K) # University of Victoria ($4K) # University of Rhode Island ($3K) # UCF # U Texas @ Dallas # USC # FAU # U Maryland # Kyushu Institute of Tech # ETS # Amador # iBotics # US Naval Academy # Delhi College of Engineering # SDCR # NC State U # Saint George's # VT # U Toronto MDA # U Florida # ARVP # MIT # SPSU # Embry Riddle # KAIST # UWF # U Ottawa # Pacific Nautilus # U Colorado @ Denver # McGill U Best New Team: St. Georges ($1000) Most with the Least: Florida Atlantic University ($500) Best technical paper: Kyushu ($500) TSA Award: Embry Riddle ($500) (vehicle was significantly damaged in shipping by the TSA)2008
# University of Maryland # University of Texas at Dallas # École de technologie supérieure # University of Florida # United States Naval Academy # University of Victoria # Cornell University # Florida Atlantic University # Delhi College of Engineering # San Diego City College # San Diego iBotics # University of Ottawa # Amador Valley High School # Southern Methodist University # University of Southern California # Georgia Tech # University of Alberta # University of Colorado at Boulder # Kyushu Institute of Technology # Universite Laval # Southern Polytechnic State University # University of West Florida # University of Wisconsin # North Carolina State University # Norwich University2007
# University of Florida, USA # University of Rhode Island, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, USA # École de Technologie Supérieure, CANADA # Cornell University, USA # University of Central Florida, USA # University of Southern California, USA # United States Naval Academy, USA # Southern Polytechnic State University, USA # Pacific Nautilus San Diego City College, USA # University of Maryland, USA # Southern Methodist University, USA # Smurphs Pair, Home School, USA # Amador Valley High School Robotics Club, USA # University of Colorado at Denver, USA # NW AUV Fellowship, USA # University of Victoria, CANADA # Virginia Tech AUVT, USA # University of Ottawa, CANADA # Duke University, USA # University of Texas at Dallas, USA # Delhi College of Engineering, INDIA # Georgia Tech, USA # San Diego iBotics AUV, USA # University of Toronto, CANADA # MIT, USA # North Carolina State University, USA # Kyushu Institute of Technology, JAPAN2006
# University of Florida # Duke University # Ecole de technologie superieure # University of Rhode Island # University of Texas at Dallas # Massachusetts Institute of Technology # Cornell University # University of Central Florida # North Carolina State University # Southern Polytechnic State University # University of Toronto # Virginia Tech # University of Ottawa # University of Victoria # Amador Valley High School # Georgia Tech # San Diego City College # University of Colorado Denver # University of Southern California # Kyushu Institute of Technology # Indian Underwater Robotics Society * Best New Entry - University of Toronto * Best New Design - University of Central Florida2005
# University of Florida # Ecole de Technologie Superieure # MIT # Duke University # Amador Valley High School # University of Rhode Island # University of Southern California # Cornell University # University of Colorado at Denver # Southern Polytechnic State University # University of Texas at Dallas # Georgia Tech - Marine Robotics Society # University of Central Florida # Virginia Tech # University of Ottawa # University of Victoria # DeVry # North Carolina State University # Indian Underwater Robotics Society * No Guts No Glory: Ecole de Technologie Superieure * Docking Dollars: Duke University * Best New Entry: Georgia Tech - Marine Robotics Society2004
# Massachusetts Institute of Technology # Cornell University # Ecole de technologie superieure # University of Rhode Island # Duke University # University of Ottawa # University of Florida # Amador Valley High School # University of Texas at Dallas # University of Victoria # Virginia Tech # Pacific Northwest AUV Fellowship # San Diego State University # University of Colorado at Denver # University of Central Florida # Southern Polytechnic State University # Brigham Young University - Hawaii # University Southern California * Best Newcomer: University of Ottawa * Lightest Entry: Brigham Young University - Hawaii * Most Innovative: Duke University2003
# Cornell University # Ecole de technologie superieure (Montreal) # Duke # MIT # Amador Valley High School # University of Rhode Island # Hammerhead AUV Fellowship # University of Florida # University of Colorado - Denver # University of Victoria # University of West Florida # Virginia Tech2002
# MIT # Cornell University # University of Florida # Duke # Amador Valley High School # University of Rhode Island # Ecole de technologie superieure # Florida Atlantic University # Team Tortuga # U.S. Naval Academy # Saratoga and Monta Vista High Schools # University of Victoria # University of West Florida # University of Colorado - Denver # DeVry—Calgary2001
# MIT # Amador Valley High School # University of Florida # University of Rhode Island # Cornell University # University of Colorado at Denver # Duke/North Carolina State Universities # Florida Atlantic University # U.S. Naval Academy # Monta Vista High School # Ecole de Technologie Superieure # Stevens Institute of Technology * Good Neighbor Award: University of Colorado-Denver * Bang for the Buck Award: Monta Vista High School * Best New Entry: Duke and N.C. State Universities2000
# University of Rhode Island # (tie) Cornell University and MIT # US Naval Academy # University of W. Florida # Cal Poly San Luis Obispo # Amador Valley High School # University of Florida # Stevens Inst. of Technology # Florida Atlantic University # University of Colorado - Denver # Ecole de Technologie Superieure (Montreal)1999
# MIT # University of Florida # Florida Atlantic University * Honorable Mention: U.S. Naval Academy * Honorable Mention: Stevens Institute of Technology1998
# MIT # Stevens Institute of Technology # University of Florida # Johns Hopkins UniversityExternal links
References
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