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The 2026 International SeaPerch Challenge was full of experiences that stay with you long after the competition ends. This recap is a glimpse into all the excitement that brought students from around the world together to enjoy their passion for robotics, make new friends, and see their hard work pay off as they put their SeaPerch ROVs into action.

Thank you to the students, educators, coaches, mentors, volunteers, sponsors, and supporters who made this year's challenge possible.

The competition may be over, but your impact is just beginning. Keep building bots. Keep changing the world.
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Recap Video | 2026 SeaPerch Challenge | RoboNation The 2026 International SeaPerch Challenge was full of experiences t...

Every SeaPerch ROV reflects the creativity, hard work and engineering choices of the team that builds it. Just like Team Kraken Comets from Odyssey Academy Webster Middle School in Texas! 🤖 Their ROV proves there are countless ways to innovate for the International SeaPerch Challenge.

Mission accomplished! 🤖🐠
Watch Team Water Guys from Maple Ave Middle School in New York navigate the Mission Course with precision. You’ll see here they successfully released the Green Marker Float, Repaired the Damaged Support Beam, and Relocated Displaced Marine Life during their run.

Through the Storm Response theme, every task completed represents real-world challenges that underwater robotics can help solve in disaster response and environmental recovery.

Great work team!

SeaPerch 2026 | Mission Course Mission accomplished! 🤖🐠Watch Team Water Guys from Maple Ave Middl...

SeaPerch 2026 Class Champions Awards

🏆Middle School Class Champion: Megalodons, Mayport Costal Sciences Middle School (Atlantic Beach, Florida)

🏆High School Class Champion: Stingrays, Duval County Public Schools (Jacksonville, Florida)

🏆Open Class Champion: Anglerfish, Mayport Coastal Sciences Middle School (Atlantic Beach, Florida)

Congratulations to all the teams who participated in the 2026 International SeaPerch Challenge!

Through the design and operation of your ROVs, you showcased the power of innovation, engineering, and teamwork in addressing real-world challenges. Whether you earned a trophy, achieved a personal best, or competed on the international stage for the first time, your accomplishments reflect remarkable dedication and deserve recognition! Thank you for inspiring us and the whole RoboNation community. We are proud of everything you achieved and can't wait to see where your journey takes you next. Congratulations to all participants, coaches, mentors, and supporters who helped make this year's challenge a success! 🎉🐠🤖🐟🌊🎉

Team Falcons from Los Fresnos High School in Texas successfully completed Task 4 of the mission course, retrieving a water sampler used to test for contamination following a flooding event. This challenge simulates a critical step in post-storm recovery efforts, where water quality must be evaluated before communities can safely return to normal activities. By completing this task, the team demonstrated how ROV technology can support real-world disaster response and recovery operations. 🐟🤖💧🧪

https://youtu.be/NH0UrhQqDGE

SeaPerch 2026 | Task 4 Team Falcons from Los Fresnos High School in Texas successfully completed Task 4 of the mission course, retrieving a water sampler used to test for contamina...

SeaPerch Selfie! Document all your hard work! 🐠🤳🏼🌊 Teams are meeting teams, friends are being made, tips are being traded. This is SeaPerch.

Hello Teams, and Welcome! The 2026 International SeaPerch Challenge is officially underway! 🐠🐠🐠

Teams from around the world are putting their engineering skills to the test as they navigate Storm Response: Technology in Action for Recovery and Relief. Today, innovative ROV designs will use creativity to problem-solve underwater tasks and showcase the next generation of explorers and engineers.

We can't wait to see what these incredible students accomplish!

https://youtu.be/R8mPF7xmQv0

SeaPerch 2026 | Welcome Teams Hello Teams, and Welcome! The 2026 International SeaPerch Challenge...

What happens when robots have to think together without a central command system?
Join us TODAY at 4 PM ET for “An Introduction to Distributed Multi-Agent Robotics & Navigation” with Autonomous Systems Engineer Ishan Agrawal of Integer Technologies.
Explore how teams of robots coordinate, communicate, avoid collisions, and navigate complex environments using only local information. From obstacle avoidance to real-world search and rescue applications, this beginner-friendly session is your gateway into the world of distributed autonomy. No advanced math or controls background required.
Watch on YOUTUBE LIVE:

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Join our Mathworks miniSeries Webinar Today! 🔴
Tuesday, May 5th on YouTube Live at 7pm ET

Simulating Drone Take Off and Landing On A Moving Platform

Can your drone land on a moving boat? Learn how to simulate takeoff and landing on a moving platform for the upcoming RobotX challenge. Join us tonight on YouTube.

Watch HERE: https://www.youtube.com/live/AicTzjbjbk4?si=5v3_S7aIJprRyQht

🔌 Don’t wait for failure to find the problem!

Join us for the Mathworks Webinar: Simscape Electrical for Robotics today April 14 at 7 PM ET and learn how to model your robot’s electrical system before competition day. You’ll discover how to catch issues with batteries and motors before competition by modeling the behavior with Simscape.

Catch it on RoboNation’s Youtube at 7p ET

MathWorks miniSERIES 2026 | Simscape Electrical for Robotics Tuesday, 4/14/26, 7 PM EDT - Simscape Electrical for RoboticsElectrical failures can be hard to recover from, especially during a short time span in competit...