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6th Annual International RoboBoat Competition - presented by the AUVSI Foundation and ONR
July 8-14, 2013
Team Orientation: To be announced
Founder's Inn & Spa
5641 Indian River Road
Virginia Beach, VA
2012 Final Rules and Mission
2012 Intent to Compete
Recommendations for New Teams
Advice for International Teams
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Journal Paper Archives
| 2013
Important Dates to Remember
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Day |
Date |
Time |
| Intent to compete form and payment due |
Friday |
1 March 2013 |
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| Hotel reservation (Founder's Inn) deadline |
Wednesday
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1 June 2013
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| T-Shirt sizes |
Saturday |
1 June 2013 |
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| Website, team intro videos, journal paper and resumes due |
Friday |
17 June 2013 |
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| Team check-in and orientation |
Tuesday |
9 July 2013 |
1000 hrs |
| Safety inspections and in–water practice time |
Tuesday |
9 July 2013 |
1200 hrs |
| In-water practice time |
Wednesday |
10 July 2013 |
1200 hrs |
| In-water practice time |
Thursday |
11 July 2013 |
0800 hrs |
| Static Judging (present journal paper in team uniforms) and in-water practice time |
Friday |
12 July 2013 |
0800 hrs |
| Qualifying runs |
Saturday |
13 July 2013 |
0800 hrs |
| Qualifying runs/ Last chance and practice time |
Sunday |
14 July 2013 |
0800 hrs |
| Competition finals (live webcast) |
Sunday |
14 July 2013 |
1300 hrs |
| Awards Party |
Sunday |
14 July 2013 |
1900 hrs |
Pool Hours (for After Hours Practice)
Teams may utilize the Founder's Inn pool for vehicle testing during the hours of 9:00pm and 5:00am during the competition.
Hotel Information: Founder's Inn and Spa
5641 Indian River Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
Phone: (757) 424-5511 or 800-926-4466
Reservation link: https://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?groupID=990097&hotelID=73524
Reservation Deadline: June 1, 2013
After the cut-off date, the hotel will continue to accept reservations at the contracted group rate based on sleeping room type availability.
Room Types
Standard Queen $122
Double Double $122
Team Intro Videos:
Each team must submit a brief 2-3 minute video introducing your team and vehicle. These videos will be evaluated by the judges, posted on the RoboBoat website and may be used during the live webcast. If your team qualifies for the finals, webcast viewers will see your brief intro video right before they see your vehicle enter the water. Team intro videos should be submitted by June 11th. For instructions on formatting and submitting your video, please click here.
Team Uniforms
Team uniforms should be worn on the day of static judging. Also during this day, we will get video footage of your team for the webcast and the daily video wrap-ups.