

Compete in the NAVIGATOR class.
The NAVIGATOR class is recommended for middle schools with robotics experience, high schools new to robotics and advanced elementary schools with robotics experience. Some understanding of robotic systems and electricity is helpful. If you have limited experience with land-based robotics competitions, or have robotics experience but no competition experience, NAVIGATOR is a great place to start!
Middle schools with robotics experience, high schools new to robotics and advanced elementary schools with robotics experience. Some understanding of robotic systems and electricity is helpful. If you have limited experience with land-based robotics competitions, or have robotics experience but no competition experience, NAVIGATOR is a great place to start.
Participation in the NAVIGATOR class is open to students in middle (grades 5-8) and high (grades 9-12) schools as well as students in home schools, after school programs, clubs, and community organizations of comparable grade levels.
In regions that have different school grade configurations, the NAVIGATOR class age requirement may vary. Contact the regional coordinator in your area for more information.
Number of Teams
The number of teams per school/instructor will vary depending on the regional event. More than one team per school/instructor may be permitted, provided that there are no common students (i.e., students can only participate on one team). Contact your regional coordinator for more information.
If the regional event cannot host more than one team per school/instructor, teams are encouraged to hold an in-school run-off to determine which team will represent their school/instructor at the competition.
The following are links to all of the information needed regarding mission tasks and specs.
- 2024 Preview Mission Task
- 2024 NAVIGATOR Class Competition Manual
- 2024 MATE ROV Competition: Product Demo and Specs Briefing
- 2024 NAVIGATOR Class Prop Building Instructions (revi this methodology and consider getting involved to give your students that competitive edge!
- NAVIGATOR Fly-through video [Vimeo] [YouTube]
2024 Scoring Guide coming soon!
- Company Spec Sheet
- 2024 Corporate Responsibility Score Sheet
- Product Demonstration
- Technical Documentation
- Technical Documentation Supplemental Information
- Marketing Display
- Engineering Presentation
- Scoring Rubric for Technical Documentation and Engineering Presentation
- Initial Safety Inspection sheet
- On-Site Safety Inspection sheet
- LASER Safety Inspection sheet
- NRD (Non-ROV Device) Inspection sheet
- 2024 Safety Tutorial
- 2024 SAFETY BRIEFING.mp4 on Vimeo