Regional Underwater Robotics Competition to be held in Irkutsk on April 5-6, 2025

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 MBUODO Irkutsk "Center for Children's Technical Creativity"

The competition is divided into three categories:

• The Navigator category is middle school students (grades 5-8). 
• The Scout category is junior high school students (grades 1-4).  
• UNGA category - preschoolers, 1st grade (regional stage only)

You can apply to participate by clicking here: https://clck.ru/3Hs9od . Registration by April 1.

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.«