The annual underwater robotics competition is held each year at the Lehi Legacy Center in March.  Participants prepare their robots all school year to compete in this competition. For more about the competition and its rules visit Competition Rules.

This year’s 2024 UUR competition will be held March 20th, 2025.

You can access previous years competition details, pictures and winners in our history section.

Mission overview

As Marine Robotics Engineers working alongside Marine Biologists, you are tasked with studying the patterns of Green Sea Turtles at the Great Barrier Reef during nesting season. Many turtles are returning to lay their eggs, but you’ve noticed some are exhibiting unusual discolorations from algae on their shells. While green algae is known to be harmless, other algae types could be harmful.

Your mission is to:

1. Remove the algae: Clean the turtles' shells, ensuring that only the green algae (pool rings) remain.

2. Collect and analyze algae samples: Retrieve samples of all algae types (pool rings) excluding green for scientific analysis and bring them back to the surface. There are 4 different color pool rings, green, yellow, red, and blue and two of each color.

3. Clean the ocean floor: Collect and dispose of litter left by humans from the ocean floor.
   

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