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RoboSub:

Subsea

International AUV competition

Anechoic pool during competition.

CUAUV

The Cornell University Autonomous

Underwater Vehicle (CUAUV) team designs and builds AUVs for competi- vehicle and the rationale behind their tion and research. The undergraduate design choices. team’s primary annual objective is the Orientation and check-in took place on international RoboSub competition, and 28 June, followed by three practice days.

CUAUV has placed in the top ten every Static judging began on 31 July, during

Gemini AUV, built by Cornell University team. Photo from CUAUV’s Melissa Hamada.

year and has won the overall competi- which judges evaluated each vehicle for “Despite our success in the past two tion six times, including 2013, with their technical merit, safety, and craftsman- years, this year’s competition was by no vehicle Ragnarök, and this year, with ship. Teams exhibited posters describing by Nina Rach means a smooth sail. We had our fair AUV Gemini.