For a second straight year, the Cabrillo College Robotics Club won first place in the World MATE ROV Competition, an international underwater robotics competition, this year hosted in Longmont, Colorado.
The Cabrillo Robotics Club, represented by Cabrillo College students Isaac Eda, Isaac Wax, Orion Ellefson, Ciaran Farley, Stephanie L’Heureux and Kai Peters and advised by computer and information systems instructor Mike Matera, earned first place overall in the Pioneer division.
Wax and Farley, who helped Cabrillo win in 2022, teamed with students new to the contest to earn a repeat title.
The Pioneer division is for community colleges, technical colleges and first-time teams from four-year universities.
The Cabrillo Robotics Club…