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Washington - Pacific Northwest Regional

The MATE ROV Competition Washington - Pacific Northwest Regional is designated for SCOUT, NAVIGATOR, and RANGER class competition, hosted at Federal Way, and serves as the regional hub for team development in central Washington and northwest U.S.

2024 Regional Date: TBD

Location: Federal Way, Washington

Classes: SCOUT/NAVIGATOR/RANGER

Regional Host Organization: Marine Technology Society (MTS) Puget Sound Section

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Regional Coordinator

Wesley Thompson | email thompson.wes@gmail.com

Matt’s ROV career actually got started as a participant in the MATE ROV competition. He built his first underwater robot in 2001, as part of the Introduction to Submersibles class at Monterey Peninsula College. In 2003 and 2004, he was captain of his college’s teams that participated in the MATE international ROV contest, winning the Sharkpedo award for design innovation both years. After two fun and successful years as team captain, Matt asked the MATE ROV Competition if he could help. Soon thereafter he found himself the Competition Technical Manager, helping to design and build the product demonstration tasks. And in 2017, Matt became the regional coordinator for the Northern California - Monterey Bay regional.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Numbers DRL/ITEST 1312333, DUE/ATE 1104310, and DUE/ATE 1502046. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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