The 2010 competition is being organised by NURC, a NATO underwater research centre located in La Spezia, Italy. It was held at the NURC waterfront(above), a sheltered harbour with salt water and limited visibility, a significant change from previous competitions, adding to the goal to have AUV’s perform in a realistic environment. This was the 5th annual competition in which 9 teams took part.
After 16 months since first engaging with the project our team made it into the finals and was awarded the ‘Next generation AUV design’ prize.