We are going digital for the 2021 challenge!

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The first edition of the Njord challenge will be fully digital. This will enable contestants from all over the world to participate. Illustration by: Julian André Vedeler

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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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Our goal has always been to facilitate innovation and creativity, and therefore we have chosen a brand new, open source Unity platform to run the simulation environment. In this fashion, teams are encouraged to use whatever systems or languages they are most comfortable with, without any limitations. All participants will receive access to the same model ship outfitted with virtual sensors, creating an equal foundation to base their work on.

We look forward to meeting all students interested in the challenge, and we can’t wait to see what they can accomplish!

August 1, 2020

Have you seen this?

Webinar recording

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

Webinar - getting started on the physical competition!

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

Have you seen this?

Webinar recording

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

Webinar - getting started on the physical competition!

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

Important! Team registration deadlines postponed

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

The technical specifications for the 2022 competition are ready!

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!

Stream links and final time table

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.

Competition 2021 around the corner

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

Second round of check-ins

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!

Team Registration deadline

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.

Forum up and running

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

Date for the 2021 Challenge

The date for the 2021 Njord Challenge has been set!

Students driving innovation forward

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!

Article about Njord in Norwegian newspaper Shipping24

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.

Why We Need To Go Autonomous

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.