ASU Underwater Robotics Camp

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Ready to see how engineering can change the world – and have some serious fun doing it?

Dive headfirst into the high-impact world of robotics alongside other driven high school students. This isn’t a lecture, it’s a build, test, compete experience. You’ll use your design skills to enhance an underwater robot and put it to the test at the National Underwater Robotics Competition, tackling a high-stakes mission unlike anything you’ve done before.

Your challenge: respond to a maritime disaster in the Pacific and deploy your underwater robot to recover scattered rubber duckies, remove hazardous materials, and document damage to fragile marine ecosystems in a simulated deep-sea environment. Along the way, you’ll gain real engineering skills – buoyancy, electrical systems, controls, and autonomy – all through hands-on problem solving.

You’ll also meet and learn from Desert WAVE, the #1-ranked underwater robotics team in the U.S., and see what it takes to compete at the highest level.

No experience required – just curiosity, creativity, and the drive to build something extraordinary.

Additional camp information:

Camp date: Tuesday, June 2nd – Sunday, 7th, 2026 (day camp)

Tuesday, June 2nd – Friday, June 5th, 2026 – 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 6th – 12:00 to 10:00 p.m.

Sunday, June 7th – 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.

Camp location: Arizona State University – Polytechnic campus

Camp payment due: May 1, 2026 (If student is selected)

Applicants will be notified by April 17, 2026

Who can apply to attend?

Students who meet these requirements may apply to attend:

  • Arizona residents or students residing in Arizona over the summer with their family.
  • Rising 11th and 12th graders
  • Good academic standing GPA
Catalina Laguna-Ramirez
480-965-2272
Catalina Laguna-Ramirez
April 10, 2026
Tuesday-Sunday
$500