TGL proudly sponsors the 2022 Maritime RobotX Challenge in Australia.

Daniel Kasif|Nov 3, 2022|No Comment

RobotX is a maritime competition held by RoboNation from the 11 to the 17 of November; the event aimed to help students interested in robotics build real-world skills needed in the workplace. Students from 15 universities around the world came together to engineer autonomous robotic vehicles, which where put through a series of tests. Students needed to follow strict rules and procedures and develop a system using the WAM-V surface craft manufactured by Marine Advanced Robotics. At the end of the competition, the best university won a prize based on the vehicle's technical features. The competition challenged students to transform their theoretical knowledge into practical solutions and become more familiar with automation. Students were able to develop relationships with academic institutions and industry partners to build career resources and advance their professional development. Robot x encourages students to create new innovative mechanisms, collaborate and increase proficiency in maritime robotics.

Participating Universities

We Shape the Future

TGL is proud to announce that we are official sponsors of the Robotx event; we pride ourselves on providing students with opportunities to grow professionally and help them become the leaders of future generations.

Other Sponsors

What We Do for Robotx

As an international freight company with access to all modes of transport around the world, we provided the participants with tailored freight services. As an official sponsor and freight forwarder, our team organised cargo transport for each university from various countries around the world and provided ongoing support for any freight-related needs. Given the nature and scale of the competition, our team of THINKERS carefully planned and organised each shipment tailored to each team's requirements.

Since transit times, origin country and dimensions of each shipment vary, we offered air and sea transport modes to ensure all vessels arrived in the most efficient manner. As an Australian Trusted Trader, we are responsible for organising customs clearance for the vessels as well as dangerous goods clearance for the batteries included in the shipments. In the days leading up to the competition the cargo was stored at our very own warehouse in Sydney, and all shipments were delivered to the venue before the competition began. No that the event has concluded we will also organise door-to-door transport back to the country of origin for each team.

Post Event Update

Winners!

1st - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Florida.

2nd - National University of Singapore (Bumblebee).

3rd - National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University – Taiwan.

4th - University of Sydney.

Months of hard work has finally paid for all the teams. Congratulations to the top four universities and the rest of the participants for all their achievements!

Daily wrap-up

Friday 11th of November

Day 1 of RobotX was filled with excitement and anticipation; the teams checked in with the event and met their fellow participants. The day began with the opening ceremony and a Customary Smoking Ceremony. Students unpacked their cargo containers and began assembling their boats; the University of Sydney and the National University of Singapore were able to get their WAMVs in the water. Other teams worked on the software, helped other teams, and networked with other participants. TGL handed out merchandise to all students, including T-Shirts, bottles, key chains, and bags. We also took the time to interview the students and event organisers on their journey so far in the competition.

Monday 14th of November

Day 2 presented some challenges for the students; extremely windy weather delayed the commencing of the competition, but the teams persevered and continued to complete their tasks. Three teams completed tasks in the qualifying round for the autonomous challenges; this year, RobotX participants also competed in various air challenges. Some teams presented their plans to a panel of judges; they discussed how they would tackle the course and if that would impact their design selections.

Tuesday 15th of November

Day 3 was a busy day for students and other attendees; Istanbul and Florida finally received their shipments just in the nick of time. Yamaha Aerial helicopter display commenced and also hosted an informational tech talk. High school students also attended the event for educational sessions about the industry. After a day of hard work, the students and sponsors attended a VIP reception dinner.

Wednesday 16th of November:

Day 4 of the competition intensified; judges continued to evaluate the students boating systems students continued to prepare for the final stage. On behalf of TGL, we provided the teams with doughnuts to help them pass the finish line.

Thursday, 17th of November

Day 5 was the final day for the challenges; after months of hard work, the teams prepared the final touches and took part in the last challenges. Yamaha presented another magnificent aerial display. The panel of judges deliberated amongst themselves and crowned the deserving winner! The competition ended with a celebratory dinner and award ceremony, which included the Robonation prize presentations along with TGLs very own speciality certificate of logistic compliance for the top three teams.

Friday 18th of November:

We The final day consisted of the students packing their boats, ready to be transported back to TGL’s warehouse. Once all the shipments arrived at the warehouse, the dedicated team at TGL began preparing all outbound shipments.

Highlights

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