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Event ship will be held in Indianapolis. The NRL is a student- designed robot combat competition intended to introduce a new generation of Americans to the advanced skills and so- phisticated technology that mark manufacturing today. The collaboration is more of an exchange, which will allow for interaction among the participants during the overlapping two days of national championships. ?The SeaPerch Program and the NTMA are excited about this opportunity to provide an exchange forum for these simultaneous events allowing the student participants of both to visit each other?s champion- ships, interact with their peers and learn about different robot- ics platforms as they observe each other?s skills in the heat of battle,? added Nelson. National SeaPerch Challenge sponsorship opportunities are still available for individual, local and corporate fund- ing, details of which are posted on the SeaPerch website, www.seaperch.org. Also, we are always in need of volun- teers and judges. Should you be interested in participating as a volunteer or judge on May 18, please click on the fol- lowing link: http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default. aspx?EventID=1149740. For More Information Visits: www.seaperch.org or contact:Phil Kimball, Program DirectorTel: 201-310-2607 Email: [email protected] Please also visit the AUVSIF website at www.AUVSIF. org to learn more about the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Foundation, which pro- motes the development of aerial, land-based and subsea robotic systems.While winners are rightly rewarded, the true spirit of the National SeaPerch Challenge lies in the participation, and the the recognition by the next-generation of the potential to be found in science and engineering pursuits.April 201314 MTRMTR #3 (1-17).indd 14MTR #3 (1-17).indd 144/3/2013 10:03:31 AM4/3/2013 10:03:31 AM