Draft:MATE ROV Competition

MATE ROV Competition
Sport	Robotics-related games
Founded	1997
Founder	Jill Zande
First season	2001
Director	Jill Zande
Organising body	Marine Technology Society
Motto	watergame
No. of teams	59
Most recent; champion(s)	Jesuit High School (Explorer Class) Cabrillo College (Pioneer Class) St. Francis Catholic High School (Ranger Class)

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The MATE ROV Competition is an international robotics competition that challenges students to design and build ROVs and to tackle missions based on real-world scenarios. Besides design and engineering an ROV, students are required treat their teams like a company - they must prepare technical reports, marketing materials, and engineering presentations.^[1] Competitors have gone on to study at prestigious institutions including Yale, Carnegie Melon, Harvard, and Princeton.^[2] There are currently more than 45 regional events.^[3]

History

The MATE ROV competition was born in 1997 out of a need to develop the future workforce of the Blue Economy.

Competitor Classes

Scout Class

Navigator Class

Ranger Class

Pioneer Class

Explorer Class

References

^ "MATE (Marine Advanced Technology Education) ROV Competition – Robotics Alliance Project". 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
^ Jones, Ive (2023-08-23). "The Ultimate Guide to the MATE ROV Competition". Lumiere Education. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
^ "MATE ROV Competition". www.mtsociety.org. Retrieved 2024-01-14.

[1] "MATE (Marine Advanced Technology Education) ROV Competition – Robotics Alliance Project". 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2024-01-14.

[2] Jones, Ive (2023-08-23). "The Ultimate Guide to the MATE ROV Competition". Lumiere Education. Retrieved 2024-01-14.

[3] "MATE ROV Competition". www.mtsociety.org. Retrieved 2024-01-14.

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