Is the ROV Competition Right For Me?

What is the ROV Competition?

A competition that challenges K-12 and college students from all over the world to design and build ROVs to tackle missions modeled after scenarios from the ocean workplace.

How is it different from the Club Celebration? We are so glad you asked!

Formal judgingYou will complete MATE

Missions and compete against other schools

Any school in the region may compete (not just the schools who are in Shedd’s ROV program)

There may be a fee attached

Why would I compete?If you would like to try your

hand at completing missions as posted by MATE

If you would like to compete If you would like to attempt

to go to the International Competition

To keep the ROV fun going! Check out what other ROV

teams are doing!Extend your learning

Levels of CompetitionScout Level

Great for beginners!Upper elementary schools

with robotics experienceMiddle schoolsHigh schools new to robotics

Scout level is free to participants. SCOUT teams participate in regional events ONLY.

Levels of CompetitionRanger Level

Recommended for middle schools with robotics experience

High schoolsCommunity colleges and

universities new to robotics

The fee for Ranger is $100

Scholarships may be available

Levels of CompetitionNavigator

The NAVIGATOR class is a step up from the SCOUT class, but not as complex as the RANGER class

Not available at our regional competitionExplorer

College teams onlyWe do offer Explorer, so it might be interesting

to check out the teams who are competing!

Competition BasicsYou must complete:Product Demonstration

(aka underwater mission tasks)

Technical Documentation (aka technical reports)- not required at our competition

Sales Presentation (aka engineering presentations)

Marketing Display (aka poster display)

Think of yourselves as Entrepreneurs…Using your MATE manual, turn to page 3Read over page 3 Take a few minutes to come up with your

company name

MATE Manual Trivia

Name one SCOUT demo and describe a task listed.

MATE Manual Trivia!

What is involved in technical documentation?

MATE Manual Trivia

How many points can you get for your Sales Presentation?

Scoring OverviewSCORING OVERVIEW• Product Demonstrations

120 points (max), plus a time bonus•Engineering & Communication – 150 points

(max)Technical documentation – 50 points (max)Sales presentations – 50 points (max)Marketing displays – 50 points (max)Safety – 10 points (max)

TOTAL POINTS = 360

Sales PresentationStudents present their company to a group of

judges who represent science, exploration, government and industry.

Each judge will evaluate presentation and responses to their quesitons

All members should participate

Marketing Display

ROV Manual Trivia!

On what page can you find information on ROV safety?

AnswerPage 16-17

MATE MissionsEach year, MATE comes

out with a theme for their competition.

This year’s theme: ROVs in Extreme Environments: Science and Industry in the Arctic

SCOUT MissionsTask 1: Science Under the Ice

Counting species and sampling organisms, deploying in instruments, and collecting data about an iceberg to determine its volume and threat level to offshore installations

Task 2: Subsea Pipeline Inspection & Repair Finding and removing or replacing a corroded section of oil

pipeline and preparing a wellhead for delivery of a Christmas tree

Task 3: Offshore Oilfield Production & Maintenance (Ranger Only) testing the grounding of anodes on the “leg” of an oil platform,

determining the angle that a wellhead emerges from the seafloor, and controlling the flow of oil through a pipeline

What will I need to get started?• A great attitude!• A Competition Manual, which can be

found on MATE’s website (Scout or Ranger)

• A working ROV• A knowledge of ROV Missions

AnswerEngineering & Communication– 15o points (max_ Technical Documentation – 50 points (max)Sales presentations –50 points (max)Marketing displays – 50 points (max)

Note: You can earn more points from engineering and communication than you can for your product demonstration!

Questions?