The next mission.
After a double world-podium season, KAPSÜL YAVUZ HAN is heading to RoboBoat 2027 — with a new vessel, a proven autonomy stack and one deadline: January 13, 2027.
What is RoboBoat?
RoboBoat is RoboNation's international competition for student-built autonomous surface vehicles. Teams from around the world design, build and program ASVs that complete a series of maritime mission tasks — navigation, obstacle avoidance, speed, detection and precision maneuvers — with no human control.
The challenge spans the full engineering cycle: teams are scored not only on water performance, but on their technical documentation, design report and team website. Engineering communication is a first-class deliverable.
Mission tasks, our approach.
Task list below reflects typical RoboBoat missions — it will be updated against the official 2027 rules when published.
Channel & gates
Fused camera + LiDAR gate detection with LOS guidance. Our bread and butter — the same core stack that won SAUVC 2026.
Obstacle field
Dynamic obstacle tracking with A* re-planning. Detection range target: 15 m, verified in the lake test matrix.
Speed challenge
Lightweight carbon hulls and a 675 W peak power budget, aimed at a ≥ 4 m/s sprint through the course.
Object identification
Color and symbol classification from the stereo camera, cross-checked with LiDAR geometry before commitment.
Station keeping & docking
Differential thrust gives rotation in place and ± 0.3 m station keeping against wind and current.
Return & recovery
Robust mission state machine — every failure path ends in a safe, predictable return-to-dock behavior.
The road to the starting line.
Program kickoff
Requirements analysis from the RoboBoat mission set; concept trade studies begin.
Design & analysis
CFD-driven hullform optimization, structural sizing, subsystem selection and design freeze.
Manufacturing
Mold making, carbon-fiber infusion, electronics fabrication and bench validation.
Integration & first water
Full-system integration, basin trials and the first autonomous lake runs of KH-01.
Test campaign
Complete test matrix, full mission rehearsals under race conditions, documentation and video production.
Documentation deadline
Website, technical design report and video submitted to RoboNation.
Final qualification
Pre-competition shakedown, shipping logistics and team readiness review.
RoboBoat 2027
We race. [Venue and dates to be announced by RoboNation.]
Documentation is part of the race.
RoboBoat scores the full engineering package, not just water performance. We are preparing all three scored deliverables in parallel with the build.
Team website
This site — our living technical documentation platform, scored on team information, vehicle design content and usability.
Technical design report
The formal report behind the Engineering page: analysis methods, test data and design justification.
Team video
Build and test footage telling the season's story — from infusion day to the final lake rehearsal.