MATE Gray's Reef - Southeast Regional ROV Competition

Savannah, Georgia
Chatham County Aquatic Center

Welcome to the website for the MATE Gray's Reef - Southeast Regional ROV Competition! Information for teams wishing to compete in this year's challenge should use the button below for more information.

MATE ROV Competition 2019

Innovations for inshore: ROV Operations in Rivers, Lakes, and Dams
Kingsport, Tennessee

This year, the Eastman Foundation is collaborating with the MATE ROV Competition and looking to its competitors to assist the company in doing “Good for Good.” Eastman has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and crew that can operate in the freshwater environments of Boone Lake, Boone Dam, and the South Fork of the Holston River.

MATE ROV Competition

Competition Philosophy


The MATE ROV Competition is about student learning. It is designed to be an event that challenges students to apply the physics, math, electronics, and engineering skills they are learning in the classroom to solving problems from the marine workplace. Mentors (teachers, parents, working professionals) are expected to limit their input to educational and inspirational roles and encouraged to focus on the benefits of the learning process and not simply on “winning” the competition.

It's not about the winning, it's about the journey... the journey begins here.