Diving into 2024: Exciting Updates for the 2024 MATE ROV Competition Season!
Hello MATE Competition ROVers!
We at MATE HQ hope that you're ready to DIVE IN to the New Year and the 2024 competition season! The EXPLORER, PIONEER, RANGER, NAVIGATOR and SCOUT class manuals are published, and the product demonstrations prop building instructions and photos are out for all classes, too. Using the prop building document, we will create the fly-through videos, one for each competition class, that will show a simulated ROV and team completing all of the product demonstration tasks. Look for them in the coming weeks!
And finally, we hosted our annual Facebook Live Prop Demonstration Q&As on January 26th. In case you missed them, you can still find them on the MATE ROV Competition FB page.
So keep an eye on your competition class page! As we finalize documents and scoresheets, we will post them there. Watch for those bullet points to turn blue!
World Championship Registration Now Open!
Exciting news alert! The doors to the MATE ROV Competition 2024 World Championship registration are now OPEN! Get ready to join us in the beautiful Kingsport, Tennessee, from June 20-22. We can't wait to see you there! REGISTER >>>
Don't Forget - Team Requirement!
In order to use powered hydraulic or pneumatic tools on your ROV, your team must first pass the Fluid Power Quiz. The fee to take this quiz is $25 which allows your team five attempts to pass.
Competition Manuals Now Available for ALL Classes!
The moment we've all been waiting for is finally here! The 2024 Competition Manuals for ALL classes are posted. Dive into the details, gear up, and get hyped - because the 2024 season is coming in hot!
That's Not All - Prop Building Instructions Are Ready Too!
Get those creative gears turning because the 2024 Prop Building Instructions are also available for ALL classes! Download your class instructions and dive into the details!
Technical Manager, Matt Gardner, the "Talent" Rick Rupan, and the University of Washington's UWROV team went LIVE on Faceook to answer everyone's burning questions. This one is a MUST SEE!
Deep Sea Tactics Team Inspires Over 1,500 Elementary Kids
Big cheers to the awesome Landstown High Deep Sea Tactics crew for inspiring the next generation of MATE innovators! Bringing along four mini-ROVs, the crew of 32 team members sparked some serious hands-on excitement while teaching students about the significance of underwater robotics.
Calling MATE Teams, Teachers, Students & Enthusiasts!
We want to see your incredible skills in action! Share your MATE ROV journey photos and videos with us and let's spread the excitement far and wide. Join us in celebrating the dedication, innovation, and teamwork that sets the MATE ROV Competition community apart from the rest!
Share your videos on social media using #watergame and tag @materovcompetition!
Underwater Robotics: Science, Design, and Fabrication
Students, educators, and other aspiring inventors can dive into the world of subsea technology with this exciting resource. This book encourages bright young minds to consider a career in the world of underwater robotics by providing all the information needed to design and build underwater vehicles. VIEW ON SEAMATE STORE >>>
PufferFish Practice Board
This board allows students to learn and practice the essentials of through-hole soldering on a printed circuit board.
The PufferFish ROV kit consists of a control system, wires to receive and deliver power, and thrusters (motors, propeller adapters, and propellers). Pufferfish ROV kit features robust rocker switches that are not soldered to the circuit board and can be easily replaced and a circuit board with a power filter, allowing for the attachment and protection of add-on electronic tools such as cameras.
Diving into History: 64th Anniversary of the Bathyscaph Trieste's Dive
January 23, 2024 marked the 64th anniversary of the Trieste's 35,797-foot dive into the Mariana Trench with Swiss engineer Jacques Piccard and U.S. Lieutenant Don Walsh aboard.
Facts:
- The Mariana Trench is located in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Mariana Islands near Japan.
- Challenger Deep is approximately 36,000 feet - nearly 7 miles below the ocean's surface.
- Challenger Deep is more than 7,000 feet deeper than Mount Everest is tall.
- The pressure was over 16,000 pounds pressing on each square inch of the Trieste (or about 1,099 times that of the ocean surface).
- The temperate at Challenger Deep is about 1° C.
- This dive would not be repeated for over 50 years.
- Don Walsh became one of the first members of the Marine Technology Society (MTS) in 1965.
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