On April 6-7, 2025, Moscow will host Regional Underwater Robotics Competition

The Regional Underwater Robotics Competition is a team competition dedicated to current problems of the World Ocean. This year, participants will have to explore shipwreck sites, install specialized sensors for environmental analysis, repair solar panels and research stations, and collect water and DNA samples to study natural diversity. This season will also continue to build and deploy robotic buoys to solve ocean exploration challenges.

The organizer of the event is Bauman Moscow State Technical University. 

The competition is divided by category:

• UNGA category - Preschoolers, 1st grade (regional stage only)
• Scout Category - elementary school children (grades 1-4)
• Category Navigator - middle school students (grades 5-8)
• Category ANPA Jr. - middle school students (grades 6-8)
• Category ANPA Sr. - high school students (grades 9-11)

You can apply for participation on the event page at the link. 
Registration is open until April 1, 2025.

The winners of the Scout and Navigator categories will represent their county at the XI All-Russian Underwater Robotics Competition in Vladivostok in May 2025.

Scout category winners also qualify for the All-Russian competition, provided they are winners of the competition "Immersive Underwater Robotics 2024-2025"

ANPA category winners will represent their district at the XI All-Russian Underwater Robotics Competition in Vladivostok in May 2025