Great Success from Our Navi USV Team: 4th Place in the World at the Njord Unmanned Surface Vessel Competition!
As Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, we are proud of the outstanding achievement of our Navi İDA team, founded in 2024, at the Njord Unmanned Surface Vessel Competition 2025 finals held in Trondheim, Norway.
Working with an interdisciplinary approach in mechanics, electronics, software, and business development, our Navi İDA team successfully passed the preliminary stage among 26 teams from around the world and qualified for the finals with 12 teams. In the final stage, with one team unable to participate due to logistical reasons, our team represented our country among 11 teams and achieved an impressive 4th place.
In addition, our team ranked 2nd in the evaluation categories of technical competence, technical reporting, and team presentation, continuing to attract attention on international platforms with their R&D and innovation-oriented projects.
We sincerely congratulate our team advisor Lect. Sinan Yiğit, team members Aslı Gönül Ansen, Ahmet Metehan Karaaslan, Semih Vicir, Mustafa Sepen, Selim Hacıömeroğlu, Ahad Aydın, Tuğsem Çandır, Utku Özcan, Menderes Kutay Kahve, and everyone who supported the process, and we believe that our team will continue with the same determination and success in their future projects.