An undersea ocean pollution-cleaning robot has been damaged by a giant squid! MrBeast and Team Seas are sending YOUR team down to save the mission! The submersible has been collecting ocean debris, but the debris is now floating at the surface, polluting the ocean. A giant squid mistook the power cable connecting the battery for prey and disconnected it, cutting off the submersible’s power. Several remora sharks have also attached themselves to the hull, making it difficult for the robot to operate. YOUR ROV must recover the floating debris and return it to the floating corral, reconnect the battery to restore the submersible’s power, and safely remove the remora sharks before time runs out!

Your mission is to:

1. Reach the robot

2. Remove remora sharks

3. Reconnect battery pack

4. Push floating debris into corral

The video demonstrates how to perform the tasks for the competition.

Scoring

Scoring is based on two separate parts:

1. The ROV building and competition

2. Poster (60 points possible)

For your reference, you can view the Poster competition score sheet here.

ROV COMPETITION:

Competition points will be awarded as you complete certain tasks. Each team has 10 minutes to complete the tasks in no specific order

Task #1: Reach the robot: 15 pts

Task #2: Remove remora sharks 10 pts each

Task #3: Reconnect battery pack: 25 pts

Task #4: Push floating debris into corral- 10 points each. 

Additional points can be gained for 

Complete all tasks in under 8 mins: 30 pts

Complete all tasks in under 9 mins: 20 pts

Points are deducted for: 

Pull on tether: -10 pts

Diver assistance - 50 pts

Poster Points:

You will be required to make a poster for the UUR competition. 60 possible points will be awarded for this part of the competition. Below is a simple point breakdown of the poster.

1. Question (5 points possible) - The poster should include a main question about underwater robotics. How clear and interesting is the question?

2. Design (15 points possible) - Does the poster explain how you designed, built, and tested the robot? The steps should include diagrams or pictures. How clear are the steps and diagrams or pictures?

3. Creativity (10 points possible) - Is the poster design engaging and well thought out? Is the use of things such as colors, images, and layout contributing to the poster’s purpose and appeal?

4. Data Collection (10 points possible) - complete 1 of the following options:

   1. Does the poster include data collected for the main question? Is the data presented clearly and organized into charts, graphs, or tables? How well does the data capture and document the testing process?

   2. What was learned in the project (show how you learned what you learned. I.e., if you made mistakes while building your ROV, show what mistakes were made, and then in the “analysis” section as listed below, discuss and show how you overcame or remedied the failures/mistakes.

5. Analysis (10 points possible) - How thoughtful and clear is the analysis of the data? This analysis can include what you learned during the project. To what extent is the analysis written in a way that is easy to understand? How well does the analysis connect back to the main research question?

6. Conclusion (10 points possible) - How well does the poster summarize the overall project and what was learned? To what extent does the conclusion make sense based on the data and analysis? How clearly does the conclusion explain the robot’s performance? Does the conclusion include improvements for next time?