Our Mission
The University has been given a navy surplus autonomous surface vessel. She sat derelict in a warehouse in Eckenförde for several years before being rescued and brought to Rhine-Waal.
Our mission is to give it a new career as a research and development tool for autonomous shipping applications.
Read on for how you can get involved.
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Prof. Megill
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SpoyWiesel
Challenge
SpoyWiesel was a test platform developed by the German Navy. The short-term plan is to get her rebuilt and launched into the Spoy where she can start learning to navigate autonomously in a safe and familiar environment. Medium-term, she’ll be out dodging tugs and barges on the Rhine- Long-term, we’re looking to build a survey vessel that can find whales and dolphins in the North Sea. First things first, though. We need to get her rebuilt and back in the water. Who’s with us?
Searching for a project, thesis or just want to join a team?
Then you sound like you're right for the 2022-23 build team. We need motivated students interested in completing their theses on subjects related to the Roboboat. These are practical projects with real outcomes which you will have completed in a professional environment, same as if you were working in a company.