Coral Crusaders 2025: Your Help Matters

About Us:

We are an independent student-run robotics team that competes in the MateROV competition. Basically, we make robots that go underwater and do cool tasks!

Last year, we placed 2nd at the Pacific Northwest Regional and competed at the world championship.

Since we fund everything ourselves, donations are crucial for purchasing high-quality components and funding research and development.

Projected Budget:

Hopefully this gives you an idea of how your donation will be used.

• Primary components (Thrusters and Accessories): $3,925.00

• Adafruit components: $262.80

• Amazon components: $282.10

• Power Supply: $139.99

• TAP Plastics: $100.80

• Miscellaneous Items: $1826.24

• Competition Fees: $250

Total: $6,905.13

Fun Donation Logistics:

This year we are going to have some fun with our donors!

Each donor (depending on the amount they donate) will have the option to name a component on the robot and place a custom sticker on the component.

Donations over $200 will also have the opportunity to request a video of the robot doing a trick/action of their choice.

Donors will also receive bi-weekly updates on the team’s progress.

Here are the amounts to name components on the robot:

- A thruster/motor $300

- The enclosure $500

- The frame $350

- A camera $300

- The claw/arm $400

- The whole robot $1500 - 3500

(last year we named our robot Spooky Jobs, this year we have yet to decide on a name, so we are hoping a donor will help us out!)

Our Team:

Returning Members:

My name is Dylan Wu, and I am a junior at Eastside Preparatory school. I have always had a strong passion for the ocean, but over the past few years, my interest has started shifting from marine biology over to ocean engineering and oceanography. I have volunteered for over 350 hours at the Seattle Aquarium, as an interpreter as well as a camp counselor. Outside of robotics, I am on the U.S. Wushu team as well as a casual chess player. In the future, I would be excited to work in a field of ocean engineering which can be applicable to conservation, exploration, and national defense.

My name is Vehd Reddy, and I am a junior at Eastside Preparatory school. I have had a long standing passion for the environment and technology (specifically robotics). In my freshman year I merged my passion for the environment and robotics by building a robot to collect golf balls from the bottom of the ocean. This project won the first place criteria at the Washington State Science and Engineering Fair (WSSEF). Last year, I extended on my newfound passion for underwater robotics and worked on the design and build of the teams robot. This year, I hope to lead the team to build a world class ROV capable of winning at the world championships. When not doing robotics, I play ultimate frisbee and enjoy biking to school. In the future, I hope to use technology and engineering to solve environmental problems both in the oceans and on land.

My name is Rishi, and I'm a junior at Eastside Preparatory School. I've participated in various robotics related endeavors since I was a child and generally always been obsessed with technology, computers, and helping the world & environment. The MATE ROV competition offered a structured way to fuse passion for technology and the environment with its real-world oriented tasks, and I jumped at the opportunity to help. Outside of robotics, I enjoy other types of programming like low level and systems programming, as well as rock climbing and walking my dog.

My name is Kounish Bhattacharjee, and I am a junior at International School. I have been passionate about robotics ever since I was a kid, previously competing in both the FLL and FTC competitions. My interest in underwater robotics comes from a combination of my passion for robotics along with my love for the water as a competitive swimmer and water polo player. Along with this I am passionate about finance and marketing and will manage the finances and fundraising. This will be my third year competing in the MATE ROV competition and I hope to use this competition as a platform to display and use our ROV to solve various oceanic and environmental problems.

My name is Jesse Li, and I am a Senior at Eastside Prep. I have always been passionate for deep-sea ocean exploration, in which ROVs play a valuable role in data collection. With my experience with other robotics competitions like FTC and VEX, the MATE ROV competition offers a valuable opportunity to convert my past experiences into more solutions for ocean research and conservation.

New Members:

My name is Vedant Mahawar, and I am a junior at Eastside Preparatory school. I have had a longstanding interest in robotics since elementary school, competing in competitions like FLL, VEX, and FTC. But compared to other competitions, the MATE ROV competition caught my eye because of its unique real world applications and the challenge of mixing electronics and water (two things that do not mix well). Outside of robotics, I enjoy playing golf and ultimate frisbee, volunteering for those struggling with food insecurity, and going to the gym.

My name is Andy Pan, and I am a sophomore at Skyline High School. I have been doing robotics since elementary school in the FLL, and began FTC in middle school. The MATE ROV competition lets me apply things I have learned in the past to the unique and interesting problems in underwater robotics, especially computer vision or autonomous programming. In my free time, I like playing tennis with friends or reading.

My name is Ananya Kunnath, and I am a junior at Mount Si High School. I'm super excited for this year to learn and try out something new and understand it better!! MATE ROV's real life and unique applications really peaked my interest and I can't wait to work with everyone to develop these solutions! Outside of this, I love spending time with my friends, scuba diving, volunteering at the hospital, and going to the gym!

My name is Jian Chen, and I am a Junior at Eastside Preparatory School. My interest in engineering comes from my love for air shows! As I began working with veterans, pilots, engineers, and professors, my appreciation and curiosity for mechanics has grown. The MATE ROV competition allows me to apply my interests in developing real world applications, while offering a unique open ended challenge to explore new technologies. But beyond robotics, my favorite hobby is cooking and eating!