Wednesday, May 20, 2026
12:00–1:00 PM PST

The Sailbot team specializes in building small and medium-sized autonomous sailboats, handling everything from design and construction, to system integration and testing. UBC SailBot has a rich history and tradition since its founding in 2002. 

As passionate engineering students from all backgrounds, they strive to challenge engineering boundaries by designing reliable autonomous sailboats. Sailbot provides unique opportunities for students to develop their technical experience in an interdisciplinary environment, along with teamwork and leadership skills, all while contributing to innovations in the field of marine engineering.

Speaker
Pawan Daliaho | Team Captain

Pawan is a 4th-year Engineering Physics student and current captain of UBC Sailbot. He joined the electrical division of the team nearly three years ago and has worked on the design, construction, integration, and testing of the team's current project, POLARIS, the third vessel being developed by the project teams.