XRC: ASME Extended Reality Challenge: Sustainability Innovations for Ocean Cleanup

Welcome to the Extended Reality Challenge (XRC): Sustainability Innovations for Ocean Cleanup & Prizes

We are excited to announce that we've updated, renamed and expanded the Sustainability Innovations Competition once again!!

If the oceans could talk, what would they say, and how will you respond? We need all purpose-driven young innovators to play a role in safeguarding our planet’s largest ecosystem – the ocean, and your idea can help turn the tide!

Sponsored by Autodesk, the Extended Reality Challenge (XRC): Sustainability Innovations for Ocean Cleanup engages students and early career professionals into a virtual reality competition with a focus on Industry 4.0 skills, while learning about sustainability and current global issues.  You will be tasked with designing an autonomous robot to pick up trash and debris.

The competition is open to and divided in to two groups:  Undergraduate Students and Graduate Students/Early-Career Engineers.  The competition includes four "snack-size" on-line learning modules (earn a certificate for EACH module!), the submission of a design report and live (virtual) finals during E-Fest Digital on March 16, 2024.  Download the rules below and learn more (including example resources such as The WasteShark)!

Prizes:

  • 1st place undergraduate - $1,600
  • 1st place graduate/early career - $1,600
  • 2nd place undergraduate - $800
  • 2nd place graduate/early career - $800
  • Best Demonstration of Module Knowledge - $800
  • Best Use of Fusion 360 Software - $800
  • WINNERS also receive an ASME Digital Badge (learn more about digital badges)

REGISTER NOW FOR E-FEST DIGITAL

 

Learn more about the NEW ASME Student Section XRC Sustainability Innovations for Ocean Cleanup Registration & Participation Challenge & Earn $500 for your Student Section!

 

Sponsored by:

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2024 ASME Extended Reality Challenge: Sustainability Innovations for Ocean Cleanup Rules, Deadlines, Learning Modules, Registration, User Guide, How-to-Videos, Resources

The Sustainability Innovations FINALS Competition will ONLY be held VIRTUALLY and at E-Fest Digital - REGISTER NOW (March 16, 2024).

 

 

Questions

If you have questions about E-Fest Digital, please submit them to efests@asme.org

If you have technical questions about the competition, please post to the XRC Sustainability Innovations Q&A Forum.