Drillbotics® – Drilling Systems Automation

Drillbotics 2026 Competition Results

2025-2026 Drillbotics is proudly sponsored by: The Drillbotics Committee is proud to announce the results of the 2026 Drillbotics competition.This year's teams took on challenges in designing, building, …

Celle Drilling 2026 – Call for Papers Now Open

The Celle Drilling 2026 International Conference and Exhibition for Advanced Drilling Technology is accepting paper submissions! The event takes place September 15–16, 2026 at Congress Union in Celle, Germany, bringing together …

Corva Offers 2026’s Drillbotics Teams Real-Time Data Streaming Access

Corva is offering free access to its platform for all Drillbotics teams! Enabling real-time streaming of drilling data via WITSML, the same industry-standard interoperability tool used in modern drilling operations. This is a rare …

Autonomous Drilling with a Miniature Drilling Rig

“Design a drilling rig and related equipment to autonomously drill a vertical well as quickly as possible while maintaining borehole quality and integrity of the drilling rig and drillstring.”

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