2025 MATE ROV Competition

MATE’s ROV projects inspire a student mindset of entrepreneurship and innovation as they transform their teams into “start-up companies” that compete to accomplish tasks simulated from the real world. Students develop a wide variety of technical and workplace skills, including creativity, adaptability, and communication, as they work together to design, build, and operate their ROVs.

So should your school join the MATE ROV Competition? Let’s discuss the potential challenges to a rewarding ROV design and competition experience, and summarize how successful ROV projects have met those challenges, and share relevant strategies for you to consider. While this guide is primarily directed at college teams, it is applicable to middle and high schools as well.