Students from the SimLE scientific association at Gdansk University of Technology successfully competed in the RoboBoat2023 competition. At the competition in Sarasota, Florida, they came 9th overall and won a special award from the judges for the most foresighted action planning and team management.
In the international RoboBoat competition, teams from around the world design autonomous robotic boats to navigate a challenging course.
The SV student-built Perkoz, an autonomous surface vehicle, was developed as part of the SeaSentinel project. The drone is a platform for a task module capable of detecting water pollution. Most of the hull was made from PET-G by 3D printing.
Students from SimLE are planning to participate in the next RoboBoat competition, which will take place in 2024. They have also taken up collaboration with a research club from the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, which deals with design.
