Maritime RobotX Challenge
Embry-Riddle's Team Minion
We design, engineer, and build fully autonomous maritime vehicles to compete in the world's premier unmanned systems competition. Every bolt and line of code is student-driven.
Who We Are
The Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle
RobotX is the premier unmanned systems competition in the world today, challenging student teams from around the globe to design, engineer, and build fully autonomous maritime vehicles to complete a series of difficult tasks. Our team is composed of graduate and undergraduate students from Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Software Engineering.
We are leveraging our experience as the only university group in the world to participate in all of the major unmanned system collegiate competitions hosted by the AUVSI Foundation, including repeated top-5 finishes and first-place wins at RoboBoat. Our Minion autonomous surface vessel is the culmination of that experience, a platform refined through multiple competition cycles.
Learn about the team members, disciplines, and history that make this work possible on our About Team Minion page.
What Sets Us Apart
Engineering Autonomous Systems
Custom Platform Design
The Minion platform features custom fiberglass hulls, rim-driven propellers, and a modular rail system designed entirely by students. Explore the technical details of our autonomous surface vessel.
International Competition
From Singapore to Hawaii, Team Minion competes against the world's best university robotics programs. Our competition history includes multiple top-five finishes and two RoboBoat championships.
Industry Partnerships
Our partners provide hardware, mentorship, and real-world engineering context that enrich the student experience and strengthen the Minion platform with each iteration.
Partners and Sponsors
As skilled as our students are, they cannot succeed without the assistance and generosity of our partners, sponsors, and backers within the unmanned systems industry. Industry collaboration is what turns classroom theory into competition-ready hardware.
View Our PartnersGet In Touch
Want to schedule a tour of our workshops, or propose a project for our students to work on? We can put you in touch with our team president, partnership coordinator, or faculty advisors.
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Team Minion Research and Publications
A curated list of conference papers, technical reports, and academic publications authored by ERAU Team Minion members across robotics, autonomy, and ocean engineering.
Apply to Join Team Minion
Ready to build real autonomous systems? Learn how ERAU students join Team Minion, what roles are available, and what the application process looks like.
Our Fleet of Minions: Full Vessel Evolution
From the original 2014 Singapore entry to the latest iteration, trace the design lineage of every Minion autonomous surface vessel built by ERAU Team Minion.
Ready to Learn More?
Explore the Minion platform, our competition history, or find out how to join or support the team.