SAN DIEGO — Approximately 350 students from 50 schools representing 11 countries will compete in the 19th International RoboSub Competition to be held July 27–31 at the U.S. Navy’s research pool on Point Loma.
Hosted by the Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) in Point Loma, the competition challenges teams to design and build autonomous underwater vehicles capable of completing realistic missions.
The event is open to the public and free of charge, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily. Spectators can watch the teams prepare and launch their vehicles for the competition. The event will feature a large screen display of the underwater action.
The site of the competition, SSC Pacific’s TRANSDEC pool, is a one-of-a-kind facility built in 1964 that simulates an ocean of water and provides ideal conditions for research. Signs near SSC Pacific (driving South on Catalina Boulevard toward Cabrillo National Monument) on Point Loma will direct visitors to parking.
For more information about the 19th International RoboSub Competition, visit www.RoboSub.org. For information about SSC Pacific, visit www.spawar.navy.mil/pacific/.
For information about SSC Pacific and the groundbreaking technology being developed at the lab, please contact the SSC Pacific Public Affairs Office: Patric Petrie, (619) 553-1369; arlene.petrie@navy.mil; or Ed Budzyna, (619) 553-2725; ed.budzyna@navy.mil
SSC Pacific will provide live coverage of this event on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. A live webcast of the competition finals can be viewed online at www.RoboSub.org on Sunday, July 31 from 1 to 5 p.m., PST.