Hull Design v2 Complete — 30% drag reductionSep 15First Pool Test Success — validated at 3m depthAug 20YOLOv8 Vision Pipeline running at 30 FPS on JetsonJun 1RoboSub 2025 Competition Prep underwayMay 15Electrical System Architecture finalizedJul 10Pool Test #2 — Autonomous gate navigation, 4 hrs water timeMay 10Simulation Validation — Gazebo vs. real-world comparisonApr 18Hull Design v2 Complete — 30% drag reductionSep 15First Pool Test Success — validated at 3m depthAug 20YOLOv8 Vision Pipeline running at 30 FPS on JetsonJun 1RoboSub 2025 Competition Prep underwayMay 15Electrical System Architecture finalizedJul 10Pool Test #2 — Autonomous gate navigation, 4 hrs water timeMay 10Simulation Validation — Gazebo vs. real-world comparisonApr 18
Troy High School NJROTC
SPEAR
Student-built autonomous underwater vehicles for the RoboNation RoboSub competition.
Our Mission
Engineering autonomous underwater vehicles from the ground up.
SPEAR is Troy High School's NJROTC underwater robotics team. We design, build, and program fully autonomous submarines to compete in the annual RoboNation RoboSub competition, tackling challenges in mechanical engineering, computer vision, and control systems.
3+
Years competing
20
Team members
3
Sub-teams
4
Vehicles built
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