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We build
Members make the hulls, electronics and software themselves and test them in the harbour.
Students who build autonomous boats
Marinor NTNU is a student organisation at NTNU in Trondheim. We build autonomous boats and enter them in student competitions.
We build our boats in the workshop and test them in the harbour in Trondheim.
A student organisation at NTNU.
Marinor NTNU is a technical student organisation at NTNU. We build autonomous boats that find their way on the water without anyone steering.
Our members study robotics, automation, marine technology and other subjects. We work with the Department of Engineering Cybernetics.
Marinor was founded in 2025 and has more than 35 members.
Founded by
KLKasper Tufte LanglandJGJohannes Embretsen GunnarshaugOEOskar Fredrik EliassenEMEmil Mohr-Skogan
2025the year Marinor NTNU was founded in Trondheim
35+members – and we keep growing fast
4students started it all
23teams in the 2026 Njord Challenge – we were one of them
What we have done so far.
We started in 2025. Here is what we have done and what we plan next.
Founded
Marinor is founded
Four students start Marinor NTNU in Trondheim. The first members build the hulls for Argus in the workshop.
Njord Challenge
First Njord Challenge
We sail Argus in Njord: The Autonomous Ship Challenge in Trondheim, against university teams from several countries.
Planned
A bigger boat
In 2028 we plan to start building a much bigger boat, about 25 feet long. The long term goal is for it to drive itself, fully autonomously, from Nordkapp to Oslo, with a crew on board who only step in if they have to.
The long run
From Nordkapp to Oslo.
Our end goal is a boat of about 25 feet that sails fully autonomously all the way from Nordkapp to Oslo. There will be a crew on board, but no one at the wheel: the boat finds its own way down the coast.
- 01A 25 ft boatAbout 7.5 metres long, much bigger than Argus
- 02Crew on boardPeople sail with it, but no one steers
- 03Fully autonomousIt plans its own way and keeps clear of other boats
- 04Nordkapp to OsloDown the whole coast past Tromsø, Trondheim and Bergen, on its own
What we do.
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We work with NTNU
We work with the Department of Engineering Cybernetics and with companies that support us.
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We meet people
Members get to know other students, researchers and companies that work with autonomous boats.
From the workshop and the harbour.
Want to join?
We need students in software, electronics, mechanics, design and more. You do not need any boat experience.