RoboNation

06/03/2026

Every SeaPerch ROV reflects the creativity, hard work and engineering choices of the team that builds it. Just like Team Kraken Comets from Odyssey Academy Webster Middle School in Texas! 🤖 Their ROV proves there are countless ways to innovate for the International SeaPerch Challenge.

06/02/2026

Mission accomplished! 🤖🐠
Watch Team Water Guys from Maple Ave Middle School in New York navigate the Mission Course with precision. You’ll see here they successfully released the Green Marker Float, Repaired the Damaged Support Beam, and Relocated Displaced Marine Life during their run.

Through the Storm Response theme, every task completed represents real-world challenges that underwater robotics can help solve in disaster response and environmental recovery.

Great work team!

Mission accomplished! 🤖🐠Watch Team Water Guys from Maple Ave Middl...

06/01/2026

SeaPerch 2026 Class Champions Awards

🏆Middle School Class Champion: Megalodons, Mayport Costal Sciences Middle School (Atlantic Beach, Florida)

🏆High School Class Champion: Stingrays, Duval County Public Schools (Jacksonville, Florida)

🏆Open Class Champion: Anglerfish, Mayport Coastal Sciences Middle School (Atlantic Beach, Florida)

Congratulations to all the teams who participated in the 2026 International SeaPerch Challenge!

Through the design and operation of your ROVs, you showcased the power of innovation, engineering, and teamwork in addressing real-world challenges. Whether you earned a trophy, achieved a personal best, or competed on the international stage for the first time, your accomplishments reflect remarkable dedication and deserve recognition! Thank you for inspiring us and the whole RoboNation community. We are proud of everything you achieved and can't wait to see where your journey takes you next. Congratulations to all participants, coaches, mentors, and supporters who helped make this year's challenge a success! 🎉🐠🤖🐟🌊🎉

05/30/2026

Team Falcons from Los Fresnos High School in Texas successfully completed Task 4 of the mission course, retrieving a water sampler used to test for contamination following a flooding event. This challenge simulates a critical step in post-storm recovery efforts, where water quality must be evaluated before communities can safely return to normal activities. By completing this task, the team demonstrated how ROV technology can support real-world disaster response and recovery operations. 🐟🤖💧🧪

https://youtu.be/NH0UrhQqDGE

Team Falcons from Los Fresnos High School in Texas successfully completed Task 4 of the mission course, retrieving a water sampler used to test for contamina...

05/30/2026

SeaPerch Selfie! Document all your hard work! 🐠🤳🏼🌊 Teams are meeting teams, friends are being made, tips are being traded. This is SeaPerch.

05/30/2026

Hello Teams, and Welcome! The 2026 International SeaPerch Challenge is officially underway! 🐠🐠🐠

Teams from around the world are putting their engineering skills to the test as they navigate Storm Response: Technology in Action for Recovery and Relief. Today, innovative ROV designs will use creativity to problem-solve underwater tasks and showcase the next generation of explorers and engineers.

We can't wait to see what these incredible students accomplish!

https://youtu.be/R8mPF7xmQv0

Hello Teams, and Welcome! The 2026 International SeaPerch Challenge...

05/19/2026

What happens when robots have to think together without a central command system?
Join us TODAY at 4 PM ET for “An Introduction to Distributed Multi-Agent Robotics & Navigation” with Autonomous Systems Engineer Ishan Agrawal of Integer Technologies.
Explore how teams of robots coordinate, communicate, avoid collisions, and navigate complex environments using only local information. From obstacle avoidance to real-world search and rescue applications, this beginner-friendly session is your gateway into the world of distributed autonomy. No advanced math or controls background required.
Watch on YOUTUBE LIVE:

RoboNation Webinars | An Introduction to Distributed Multi-Agent Ro...

05/05/2026

Join our Mathworks miniSeries Webinar Today! 🔴
Tuesday, May 5th on YouTube Live at 7pm ET

Simulating Drone Take Off and Landing On A Moving Platform

Can your drone land on a moving boat? Learn how to simulate takeoff and landing on a moving platform for the upcoming RobotX challenge. Join us tonight on YouTube.

Watch HERE: https://www.youtube.com/live/AicTzjbjbk4?si=5v3_S7aIJprRyQht

04/14/2026

🔌 Don’t wait for failure to find the problem!

Join us for the Mathworks Webinar: Simscape Electrical for Robotics today April 14 at 7 PM ET and learn how to model your robot’s electrical system before competition day. You’ll discover how to catch issues with batteries and motors before competition by modeling the behavior with Simscape.

Catch it on RoboNation’s Youtube at 7p ET

Tuesday, 4/14/26, 7 PM EDT - Simscape Electrical for RoboticsElectrical failures can be hard to recover from, especially during a short time span in competit...

03/27/2026

RoboNation is looking for reviewers to evaluate Technical Design Reports (TDRs) submitted by teams attending the 2026 International SeaPerch Challenge!

RoboNation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide a pathway of hands-on educational experiences that empower students to find innovative solutions to global challenges by engaging them in interactive efforts and increasingly challenging activities. Help us continue to enrich our students’ learning and play a vital role in their positive experience by applying to be an online TDR judge!

For more information about this year’s challenge and how to apply, please email us at [email protected]!

Technical Design Reports are a required, scored component of the International SeaPerch Challenge. TDRs describe the intentional design process teams completed for their SeaPerch ROV. This report should provide judges with an understanding of the team’s unique SeaPerch design that will be used to compete in the SeaPerch pool courses and their approach to developing this design using a provided scoring rubric.

Application Process:
• This is a compensated contract position.
• To apply as a reviewer:
• Email [email protected] for a full list of information
• Complete a brief form.
• Review, score and provide feedback for a sample TDR.
• Application deadline is April 1, 2026.
• Selected reviewers will be notified by April 3, 2026.

Email: [email protected]