untateve Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Florida Gators Championship Streak Continues; First Football, Then Basketball and Now ... Robotics? ARLINGTON, Va., July 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Sunday, July 15, a team of engineering students from the University of Florida brought home another victory to add to their school's winning streak. The team's "SubjuGator" Autonomous Underwater Vehicle took first place for the third consecutive year, a feat that, to the engineering world, is equal to a championship football or basketball win for the school. Last week 27 teams from the U.S., Canada, India and Japan arrived in San Diego with unmanned vehicles they designed and built to compete in the 10th Annual International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition sponsored by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR). By Sunday, only seven teams moved on to the finals. The rankings and awards for the final seven teams are: University of Florida -- $8,000 University of Rhode Island -- $4,000 Ecole de Technologie Superiore -- $3,000 Cornell University -- $2,000 University of Central Florida -- $1,000 University of Southern California United States Naval Academy The vehicles developed by the students were required to traverse a complex course that included going through an underwater gate, releasing a buoy, following a pipeline, dropping markers, lifting a "treasure," and surfacing within a breach zone. The vehicles had to achieve these missions autonomously, with no remote operation. Many teams achieved a portion of the course, but only a few were able to complete it. "This competition is about more than the incredible technological expertise of the competitors, it's about teamwork and camaraderie across team lines" said Daryl Davidson, Executive Director of AUVSI. "Nothing is top secret here, all of the students come to win, but they see the course as their rival, not the other teams. They talk, they share ideas, they help each other ... it's remarkable." The following is the full roster of participants which included two high school teams, one home school team, and 24 collegiate teams: Amador Valley H.S. Robotics Club Cornell University Delhi College of Engineering Duke University Ecole de Technologie Superieure Georgia Tech Kyushu Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology North Carolina State University Northwest AUV Fellowship San Diego City College San Diego iBotics AUV Smurphs Pair Southern Methodist University Southern Polytechnic State University United States Naval Academy University of Central Florida University of Colorado at Denver University of Florida University of Maryland University of Ottawa University of Rhode Island University of Southern California University of Texas at Dallas University of Toronto University of Victoria Virginia Tech For more information about the final standings for all 27 teams, and the technical details of the competition please visit: http://www.auvsi.org/competitions/h2o.cfm http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories....9458&EDATE= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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