2025 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
MATE ROV COMPETITION
Get your ROVs ready—2025's World Championship is heading to Alpena, Michigan!
[ Save-the-Date: June 19-21, 2025 with team inspections June 17-19, 2025! ]
The MATE ROV Competition World Championship is making waves in 2025 at Thunder Bay Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan—where innovation meets the depths of adventure!
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary protects a nationally significant collection of nearly 100 historic shipwrecks in Lake Huron off the Michigan coast. Through research, education, and community involvement, the sanctuary works to ensure generations can enjoy these underwater treasures.
World Championship Resources
Team Information
- 2025 TeamGuide Missions
- 2025 TeamGuide Presentations
- 2025 Timing Guides (combined)
- 2025 Company Product Demonstration Briefing
- Documentation Submission Instructions & General Deadlines
- 2025 MATE Collaborative Bonus Mission
- 2025 Team Check-In & Safety Inspection Sign-Up
Program and Schedule
- 2025 World Championship Schedule of Events
- 2025 World Championship Program
Logistics and Shipping
- 2025 Shipping Information
- Letter for Customs
- Shuttles to/from the Airport
Maps and Flow
2025 World Championship Maps
- Pool Map and Team Flow
- Tent Map and Assignments
Safety Protocols
- 2025 Workstation and Safety Protocols
- 2025 Compressed Air Guidelines
Apparel Ordering
- MATE Apparel order information coming soon!
Media Information
- 2025 MATE ROV Competition World Championship Press Release
Small Town, Big Heart
Excited to see what Alpena has in store? Dive into this fun video from the 2014 MATE ROV Competition at Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan! With its amazing hospitality and stunning waterfront, Alpena is the perfect location for the MATE ROV Competition - you won't want to miss it!
We'll see you in Alpena!
World Championship Qualifiers
EXPLORER
| Team # | Team name | Class | School/Organization | Location | Qualifier |
| EX20 | Aquaphoton Academy | EXPLORER | Aquaphoton Academy | Alexandria, Egypt | Egypt Regional |
| EX23 | Buccaneers | EXPLORER | East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, TN, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| EX28 | Cal Poly UROV | EXPLORER | California Polytechnic State University | San Luis Obispo, CA, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| EX12 | CityU Underwater Robotics | EXPLORER | City University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Hong Kong Regional |
| EX09 | Colorado Robosub | EXPLORER | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| EX24 | Columbia University | EXPLORER | Columbia University | New York, NY, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| EX25 | CWRUbotix | EXPLORER | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| EX08 | DuXing Poseidon | EXPLORER | Xi'an Jiaotong University | Shaanxi, China | China Beijing Boya Regional |
| EX26 | Eastern Edge Robotics | EXPLORER | Memorial University | St. Johns, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada | Video Qualifier |
| EX19 | Engineering Entrepreneurship Club Inc. | EXPLORER | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Hong Kong Regional |
| EX01 | Epoxsea | EXPLORER | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Hong Kong Regional |
| EX05 | Fish Logic | EXPLORER | Macau Anglican College | Macau, Macau | Video Qualifier |
| EX04 | Jalpari | EXPLORER | Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai Campus | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Video Qualifier |
| EX15 | Jesuit Robotics | EXPLORER | Jesuit High School | Carmichael, CA, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| EX07 | Lancer Lumineers | EXPLORER | Pasadena City College | Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| EX11 | Linn Benton CC | EXPLORER | Linn Benton Community College | Albany, OR, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| EX10 | M.I.A. Robotics | EXPLORER | Alexandria University | Alexandria, Egypt | Egypt Regional |
| EX27 | MECATRON | EXPLORER | Nanyang Technological University | Singapore, Singapore | Video Qualifier |
| EX06 | NUWave | EXPLORER | Northeastern University | Boston, MA, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| EX16 | PoliTOcean | EXPLORER | Politecnico di Torino | Torino, Italy | Video Qualifier |
| EX22 | Purdue | EXPLORER | Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| EX21 | Sailfish ROV | EXPLORER | Higher Technological Institute in 10th of Ramadan | Sharqia Governorate, Egypt | Egypt Regional |
| EX14 | Seafox Inventive | EXPLORER | CETYS Universidad | Mexicali, Mexico | Video Qualifier |
| EX29 | Seahawk | EXPLORER | Cabrillo College | Aptos, CA, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| EX17 | SeaWolves | EXPLORER | Copiah Lincoln Community College | Wesson, MS, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| EX18 | TecXotic | EXPLORER | Technologico de Monterrey | Moreles, Mexico | Video Qualifier |
| EX13 | UWROV | EXPLORER | University of Washington | Seattle, WA, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| EX03 | Viking Explorers | EXPLORER | Long Beach City College | Long Beach, CA, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| EX02 | WUROV | EXPLORER | Wentworth Institute of Technology | Boston, MA, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| Qualified - N/A | Pegasus | EXPLORER | Hangzhou University of Electronic Science and Tech | Zhejiang, China | China Beijing Boya Regional |
PIONEER
| Team # | Team name | Class | School/Organization | Location | Qualifier |
| PN08 | AGH Marines | PIONEER | AGH University of Krakow | Krakow, Poland | Video Qualifier |
| PN13 | Crush Depth | PIONEER | Clovis Community College | Fresno, CA, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| PN11 | Deep Sea Dogs | PIONEER | Allan Hancock College | Santa Maria, CA, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| PN04 | Desert Star Robotics | PIONEER | Estrella Mountain Community College | Avondale, AZ, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| PN12 | Hydromeda | PIONEER | University of Texas at Dallas | Dallas, TX, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| PN14 | HydroVinci | PIONEER | Leonardo de Vinci University | Courbevoie, France | Video Qualifier |
| PN01 | Miramar Jets | PIONEER | Miramar Community College | San Diego, CA, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| PN07 | Neptune Knights | PIONEER | University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| PN09 | Northeast State Community College Elite Academy | PIONEER | Northeast State Community College | Blountville, TN, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| PN05 | PVCC | PIONEER | Piedmont Virginia Community College | Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| PN02 | Subvision | PIONEER | Simon Fraser University | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Video Qualifier |
| PN10 | Triton Tech Robotics | PIONEER | Edmonds Community College | Edmonds, WA, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
| PN03 | U.Stall | PIONEER | Esslingen University of Applied Sciences | Esslingen, Germany | Video Qualifier |
| PN06 | Wave Co. | PIONEER | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Daytona Beach, FL, U.S.A. | Video Qualifier |
RANGER
| Team # | Team name | Class | School/Organization | Location | Qualifier |
| RN31 | Achelous | RANGER | Pui Ching Middle School Macau | Macau, Macau | Hong Kong Regional |
| RN32 | Aquabot Technicians | RANGER | Moody High School | Corpus Christi, TX, U.S.A. | Texas Regional |
| RN16 | Blue Lobster | RANGER | Singapore American School | Singapore, Singapore | ASEAN Regional |
| RN07 | Brother Rice Robotics | RANGER | Brother Rice High School | Chicago, IL, U.S.A. | Midwest Regional |
| RN22 | Coral Crusaders | RANGER | Independent | Redmond, WA, U.S.A. | WA Pacific Northwest Regional |
| RN35 | Cougar Robotics | RANGER | Clarenville High School | Clarenville, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada | Newfoundland & Labrador Regional |
| RN03 | Crubotics | RANGER | Pensacola Catholic High School | Pensacola, FL, U.S.A. | Northern Gulf Coast Regional |
| RN36 | Dark Blue | RANGER | Beijing New Talent School | Beijing, China | China Beijing Boya Regional |
| RN39 | Deep Sea Tactics | RANGER | Landstown Governor's STEM Academy | Virginia Beach, VA, U.S.A. | Mid-Atlantic Regional |
| RN34 | FAUHS Night Owls | RANGER | Florida Atlantic University High School | Boca Raton, FL, U.S.A. | Florida Regional |
| RN33 | GEARS | RANGER | Eastwood School | Mongomery, AL, U.S.A. | Northern Gulf Coast Regional |
| RN10 | Geneseas | RANGER | St. Francis High School | Sacramento, CA, U.S.A. | Monterey Bay Regional |
| RN17 | Hephaestus Robotics | RANGER | X Academy | Santa Cruz, CA, U.S.A. | Monterey Bay Regional |
| RN01 | HHM ROV | RANGER | Holy Heart of Mary High School | St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada | Newfoundland & Labrador Regional |
| RN13 | Hydro Sapien | RANGER | African School of Innovations Science and Technology | Kampala, Uganda, Africa | Video Demonstration |
| RN18 | KTSCSS | RANGER | Kwok Tak Seng Catholic Secondary School | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Hong Kong Regional |
| RN02 | Mintlaw ROV | RANGER | Mintlaw Academy | Scotland, United Kingdom | Scotland Regional |
| RN11 | MUREX | RANGER | Phillips Exeter Academy | Exeter, NH, U.S.A. | New England Regional |
| RN28 | Navitechers | RANGER | Pacific Horizons School | Pago Pago, American Samoa, U.S.A. | Video Demonstration |
| RN09 | Over-Defined | RANGER | Fukien Secondary School | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Hong Kong Regional |
| RN19 | Overflow Robotics | RANGER | Overflow Robotics | Alexandria, Egypt | Egypt Regional |
| RN29 | Phoenix Robotics | RANGER | Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School | Tampa, FL, U.S.A. | Florida Regional |
| RN20 | PVIT | RANGER | Palos Verdes High School | Palos Verdes Estates, CA, U.S.A. | Southern California Regional |
| RN26 | R'Mateys | RANGER | D-B Excel | Kingsport, TN, U.S.A. | Appalachian Highlands Regional |
| RN12 | Red Sea Robotics | RANGER | The KAUST School | Thuwal, Saudi Arabia | Red Sea Regional |
| RN14 | Robert College Makers | RANGER | American Robert College of Istanbul | Istanbul, Turkey | Video Demonstration |
| RN06 | Robosharks | RANGER | Boulder High School | Boulder, CO, U.S.A. | Colorado Rocky Mountain Regional |
| RN23 | SeaCows | RANGER | Lanier High School | Sugar Hill, GA, U.S.A. | Appalachian Highlands Regional |
| RN05 | SFRobotics | RANGER | St. Francis School District | St. Francis, WI, U.S.A. | Midwest Regional |
| RN25 | Shark Tech | RANGER | Labrador Straits Academy | L'anse au Loup, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada | Newfoundland & Labrador Regional |
| RN30 | Stingrays | RANGER | Lee County High School | Jonesville, VA, U.S.A. | Appalachian Highlands Regional |
| RN38 | Sunk Robotics | RANGER | Medford Vocational Technical High School | Medord, MA, U.S.A. | New England Regional |
| RN24 | The Rays | RANGER | Warrenton Hammond School District | Warrenton, OR, U.S.A. | Oregon Regional |
| RN27 | Triton | RANGER | Seattle Academy of Arts | Seattle, WA, U.S.A. | WA Pacific Northwest Regional |
| RN21 | UR2 | RANGER | Alpena High School | Alpena, MI, U.S.A. | Great Lakes Regional |
| RN37 | Valley Christian Warrior Tides | RANGER | Valley Christian High School | San Jose, CA, U.S.A. | Monterey Bay Regional |
| RN04 | Vortex | RANGER | Vortex Robotics Co | Alexandria, Egypt | Egypt Regional |
| RN08 | WhaleTech | RANGER | North Paulding Robotics | Dallas, GA, U.S.A. | Gray's Reef Southeast Regional |
| RN15 | Whirlpool Robotics | RANGER | Hackley School | Tarrytown, NY, U.S.A. | Pennsylvania Regional |
| Qualified - N/A | ARES Marine Robotics | RANGER | Community Group | West Richland, Washington, U.S.A. | Oregon Regional |
| Qualified - N/A | SubAquatics | RANGER | Lakeview Technology Academy | Pleasant Prairie, WI, U.S.A. | Midwest Regional |
| Qualified - N/A | Submerged Talons | RANGER | Georgia Southern University | Statesboro, GA, U.S.A. | Gray's Reef Southeast Regional |
| Qualified - N/A | Wolf Robotics | RANGER | Beijing World Youth Academy | Beijing, China | China Beijing Boya Regional |
| Qualified - N/A | Zartman Technologies | RANGER | Sidwell Friends School | Washington, DC, U.S.A. | Pennsylvania Regional |
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