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Webinar recording

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You can now watch the recording from the webinar for the physical competition!

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Webinar - getting started on the physical competition!

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Welcome to Njord's webinar for the physical competition on Wednesday 30th of March

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Important! Team registration deadlines postponed

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The new deadlines are 1. March (physical) and 1. April (digital). Registration is open on the 2022 Challenge page!

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The technical specifications for the 2022 competition are ready!

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The 2022 challenge will include a physical competition. Teams will be asked to design and build a fully autonomous surface vessel which will compete in 4 different categories. We can't wait!

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Stream links and final time table

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Here you find the links to follow the events during Njord - The Autionomous Ship Challenge 2021, as well as the a short description and time table for the events.

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Competition 2021 around the corner

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We are approaching the first annual edition of Njord - The Autonomous Ship Challenge!

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Second round of check-ins

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It's time for our second round of check-ins! Make sure your team has downloaded and tested the latest software updates. We are looking forward to catching up with you all!

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Team Registration deadline

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As the summer holiday approaches, we here at NJORD have decided to set the final registration date for new teams to the 9th of May.

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Forum up and running

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Some of you experienced problems with the forum lately. This should now be fixed. Check it out!

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Date for the 2021 Challenge

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The date for the 2021 Njord Challenge has been set!

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Students driving innovation forward

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Our project leader, Aida Angell, is writing for Ocean Autonomy Cluster about the students that are driving innovation forward during these special times. Check it out!

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Article about Njord in Norwegian newspaper Shipping24

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This is an article posted by Shipping24 in March 2020. The article is written in Norwegian and was posted when we were still planning for a physical competition for the 2021 challenge.

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We are going digital for the 2021 challenge!

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We are excited to announce that the first-ever Njord - Autonomous Ship Challenge will take place in August 2021, and will be fully digital! This will allow teams from all over the world to step up to our challenge. The competition will culminate with the teams being invited to Trondheim to meet each other, witness their own simulations in real-time, and ultimately crown the winner!

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Why We Need To Go Autonomous

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Autonomous ships offer a number of advantages over human-driven vessels, where a major topic is a promise of improved safety. Human-error accidents are all too common and costly. In this article, we have written about some of the benefits that come with autonomous ships.

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