All-female Arizona STEM team wins international competition [Video]

PHOENIX — A group of seven female ASU students won the title of world champions on Sunday after competing in the 27th International Robosub Competition. 

Camila Treviño, project manager for Si Se Puede Foundation Stem Center, said the group, called Desert WAVE (Women in Autonomous Vehicle Engineering), was created in 2019 in collaboration with Arizona State University. 

“It’s part of the goals and the mission of Si Se Puede to continue to grow safe learning environments for underrepresented communities in STEM,” Treviño explained.  “Part of our mission, and doing that, is creating an inclusive environment for women to grow and learn in engineering.” 

Desert WAVE competed against 41 teams from 18 different countries with two autonomous underwater robots named Dragon and Baby Dragon. 

“There are different missions that Dragon has to complete, including shooting torpedoes through …