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2022 MATE International Competition
2022-06-23 - 2022-06-25 | NSW
Join MATE as they dive in and celebrate our 20th World Championship of the MATE ROV Competition! For twenty years, MATE has inspired future generations to believe in our ocean. It is time, once again, to bring together the global community and challenge participants to become the blue tech heroes of tomorrow.
This year, the MATE ROV Competition resoundingly accepted the invitation from the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development to explore solutions for problems that impact all of us. MATE created our 20th-year missions to address these issues in an effort to work towards “delivering the ocean we need for the future we want!”

Shark Awareness Day
2022-07-14 | NSW
Like top predators in any ecosystem, sharks play an essential role in keeping the seas healthy and productive, and yet various threats make these ocean oligarchs a persecuted and vulnerable species. While no one is suggesting we go out and hug a great white on Shark Awareness Day, it’s the least we can do to respect these wonderful creatures and help protect them.

International Whale Shark Day
2022-08-30 | NSW
We love these gentle giants of the ocean and are sad to say Whale Sharks are listed as Endangered and are at risk of extinction in the wild. International Whale Shark Day is used to highlight their wonder, their role in keeping our ocean ecosystems healthy and balanced – and the threats they face so that we can collectively work to make sure we do not lose these disappearing giants.

World Octopus Day
2022-10-08 | NSW
Octopuses are worthy of appreciation for a number of reasons. First of all, they are one of the earth’s great survivors. Indeed, despite their relatively short lifespan, octopus fossils date back more than 300 million years, meaning that they pre-date even dinosaurs.
Octopus are also highly intelligent. With around 500 million neurons located in their brains and arms, they are able to bypass their instincts, learn lessons and solve problems in a way that not very many other sea life creatures are able to. Some of them have even been seen to be creative, by using discarded coconut shells and making them into mobile homes. Ingenious!
In addition, octopuses are visually stunning, coming in various different colors, a multitude of sizes, and all sorts of shapes. Some live in the very shallow waters of the sea, while others can be found thousands of meters below the surface of the water. Sometimes called the chameleons of the sea, the octopus is often able to change colors to blend in with its surroundings as a form of protection against predators.

World Jellyfish Day
2022-11-03 | NSW
Jellyfish are in the phylum Cnidarians an ancient group of animals with a history of more than 650 million years. The word Cnidarian comes from the Ancient Greek: knide = nettle, named after a type of plant with stinging hairs. They have soft, hollow bodies, live in water and generally have tentacles.
Fun Fact: Moon Jelly can age backwards! They can revert back into polyp stage and then regrow into an adult again. Moon Jellies can also regenerate lost body parts.

2022 Maritime RobotX Challenge
2022-11-11 - 2022-11-17 | Sydney International Regatta Centre, Old Castlereagh Rd, Castlereagh, NSW, 2749, Australia
The Maritime RobotX Challenge is an international, university-level competition designed to foster student interest in autonomous robotic systems operating in the maritime domain, with an emphasis on the science and engineering of cooperative autonomy. This competition facilitates the building of international relationships between students, academic institutions, and industry partners.
Gather your bearings and set out on this systems engineering journey where you will get the opportunity to broaden your exposure to autonomy and robotic technologies by developing a maritime system using the WAM-V surface craft manufactured by Marine Advanced Robotics.
