University of Rhode Island

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Competition: Uncrewed
2.0 miles in 7:09 - Second Fastest Time at PEP25!

• Race Score: 56.0 points
• Report Score: 10.5 points
• Video Score: 16.0 points
• Total Score: 82.5 points - 4th out of 30

URI Videos from PEP25

2025 Competition Materials

Click here to look at their 2025 white paper.

2025 Testing Videos

2024 Competition Information

URI's Meteor

Competition Results: 5 laps in 38:53

     Race Score: 40 points
  (+12 bonus points for 3rd fastest time)
     Report Score: 10.17 points
     Video Score: 12.00 points
     Testing Bonus: 4 points
          Total Score: 78.17 points

Click here to look at their white paper. (More pictures are here.)

URI Rams Running Wild on the Water

URI's Sea Tinh

Competition Results: 2 laps in 15:42

     Race Score: 16 points
     Report Score: 11.67 points
     Video Score: 14.00 points
     Testing Bonus: 4 points
          Total Score: 45.67 points

Click here to look at their Sea Tinh white paper.

URI Rams Running Wild on the Water

URI Testing

Ride Along with Sea Tinh

URI Presentation: Sea Tinh 2 from ASNEhq on Vimeo.

 

Check out all the pictures of the URI PEP team in action at PEP24!

URI's Rapid Ascent

Click here to look at their Rapid Ascent white paper. (Not competing in 2024.)

2023 Competition Information

The University of Rhode Island team boasts deep experience and put that into practice during their triumphant first PEP competition. The larger yellow craft, 39-R/V Hatsune Miku, was able to successfully navigate the open water of the Elizabeth River with steady confidence. Their blue craft, 48/Sea Tình, included stabilizing pontoons that allowed it to operate at a high rate of speed while deftly taking the turns. This initial experience in the water allowed them to better gauge the endurance aspects of the competition, and they were able to design a successful game plan to get their 10-foot-long, remote-controlled boat through the course in just over 50 minutes.

This win came with great personal effort. During transit, a metal block serving as ballast punctured the hull of the yet-to-be victorious craft. In the shadow of Fairlead’s facility, they sanded away the edges of the damage, cut a replacement hull component, and used epoxy to secure and waterproof the repair. Less than 24 hours later, the craft was taking one-mile-laps without issue. It’s clear that the URI team has expertise and craft to continue to successfully grow into PEP 24.

See even more videos and photos at URI's 2023 website.

48/Sea Tình