

Compete in the NAVIGATOR class.
The NAVIGATOR class is recommended for middle schools with robotics experience, high schools new to robotics and advanced elementary schools with robotics experience. Some understanding of robotic systems and electricity is helpful. If you have limited experience with land-based robotics competitions, or have robotics experience but no competition experience, NAVIGATOR is a great place to start!
Middle schools with robotics experience, high schools new to robotics and advanced elementary schools with robotics experience. Some understanding of robotic systems and electricity is helpful. If you have limited experience with land-based robotics competitions, or have robotics experience but no competition experience, NAVIGATOR is a great place to start.
Participation in the NAVIGATOR class is open to students in middle (grades 5-8) and high (grades 9-12) schools as well as students in home schools, after school programs, clubs, and community organizations of comparable grade levels.
In regions that have different school grade configurations, the NAVIGATOR class age requirement may vary. Contact the regional coordinator in your area for more information.
Number of Teams
The number of teams per school/instructor The number of teams per school/instructor will vary depending on the regional event. More than one team per school/instructor may be permitted, provided that there are no common students (i.e., students can only participate on one team)***. Contact your regional coordinator for more information.
***NOTE: This applies across competition classes – i.e., a student competitor on a NAVIGATOR team cannot also participate as a student competitor on a RANGER team.
If the regional event cannot host more than one team per school/instructor, teams are encouraged to hold an in-school run-off to determine which team will represent their school/instructor at the competition.
The following are links to all of the information needed regarding mission tasks and specs.
- 2025 Preview Mission Task
- 2025 NAVIGATOR Class Competition Manual_1_6
- 2025 MATE ROV Competition: Product Demo and Specs Briefing
- 2025 NAVIGATOR Class Prop Building Instructions_Updated_1_8
- MATE 2025 All CLASSES Prop Demonstration and Q&A
- NAVIGATOR Fly-through video [Vimeo] [YouTube]
Product Demonstration Resources
2025 Scoring Guide
- Company Spec Sheet
- Corporate Responsibility
- Product Demonstration
- Technical Documentation
- Marketing Display
- Engineering Presentation
- Initial Safety Inspection sheet [PDF] [Excel]
- On-Site Safety Inspection sheet [Color] [BW]
- LASER Safety Inspection sheet [Color] [BW]
- NRD (Non-ROV Device) Inspection sheet - Updated 4/3 [Color] [BW]
- 2025 Safety Tutorial