Technical Sponsor


IET Hong Kong Branch
5th Hong Kong Underwater
Robot Challenge 2010

Hong Kong Regional of the MATE  International ROV Competition
Organising Sponsor

Technical Co-sponsor


IEEE Hong Kong Section Robotics and Automation/Control Systems Joint Chapter

 
Rules and regulations/
Technical specifications

Information on the 2010 MATE International ROV Competition



The  Marine Advanced  Technology  Education (MATE)  Centre  (located  in  California,  USA),  in association  with the  Marine Technology Society's  ROV Committee,  has  been  organising  the International Remote Operated Vehicle Contest  for the past eight years.  For  the  2010 contest,  CityU is organising and hosting the Hong Kong regional contest - the fifth since 2005. This is aimed at school, college and university  students. Depending on sponsorship, the winners in Hong Kong will go to the World Finals in USA in June 2010.

In addition to being fun and educational, these competitions connect  students  and  educators with professionals from marine industries, and those involved with marine conservation, as well as  to promote the development of technical, problem  solving,  critical thinking, and teamwork skills.

Schools teams will be invited to take part in workshops at CityU where they will be given a free ROV kit, shown how to design and construct it, and which can then be used as the basis for the contest ROV.

So far 51 schools have taken part in the event in Hong Kong, with over 300 schools taking part each year around the world.

Tentative Schedule

Registration (expression of interest)                        until 31 December 2009

Delivery of books, manuals etc to schools               Early January 2010

Workshops at CityU (including ROV kits)              Mid January 2010

Preliminary evaluation at CityU                               March 2010

Finals at CityU                                                              April 2010

International Finals in USA                                       June 2010





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