World Championship

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.

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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

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

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

2025 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

MATE ROV COMPETITION

Get your ROVs ready—2025's World Championship is heading to Alpena, Michigan!