Alabama MMI STEM Competition 2026

Welcome to the MMI Drone and SeaPerch Competition

Cadets, coaches, and instructors,

Welcome to the MMI Drone and SeaPerch Competition. We're glad you made the trip, and we're looking forward to a full day of flying, diving, and hard-earned points.

This event brings together two very different arenas — the flight zone and the pool — but the same standard applies to both: student-led work, safe operation, and respect for every team on the deck. The cadets behind these controllers built, coded, wired, and waterproofed their own equipment. That work deserves a well-run competition, and we intend to give you one.

All drone matches will be conducted in accordance with the rules of the current Aerial Drone Competition season, published by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation at www.recf.org. Teams are responsible for reviewing the current game manual before their first match. Head referee decisions are final, and any question about scoring or match play should be raised at the field immediately following the match. SeaPerch events will follow the published national rules for this season.

A few reminders: eye protection is required in and around all flight zones, drones fly only in designated zones, and every team must pass inspection before competing. Adult supervision is required at all times.

Win or lose, take something home from today — a fix that worked, a run that finally clicked, a conversation with a team that solved the same problem a different way. That's the point of all this.

Good luck, and fly safe.

CS1(SW) Terrance Mounger, USN (Ret.) Naval Science Instructor Slidell High School NJROTC

7:30 - Doors Open

7:30 - Team Check-in, Flight Clearance Inspections, Pit Set Up

8:15 - Piloting Skills Missions, Autonomous Matches Begin

10:30 - Flight Team Meeting and Teamwork Match Schedule Created 

Note: Teams not checked in by this time will not be included in the Teamwork Match schedule for the day

10:45 - Teamwork Matches, Autonomous Flight Mission Matches

12:30 - Lunch

1:15 - Teamwork Matches, Autonomous Flight Skills Mission Matches Resume

3:00 - Teamwork Matches, Skills Missions Matches End

3:15 - Alliance Sections

3:30 - Teamwork Elimination Matches, Finals Matches

TBD- Event Ends

Agenda is subject to change and will be finalized closer to the event.

Hotels are limited in the area I have gotten a block of rooms for $115 per room.  

Please check and edit the dates for your stay.  

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