The JAUS WG is working with the AUVSI student competition organizers to include a JAUS Challenge in the student competitions. These challenges are used to introduce JAUS to the student teams. Each participating team is required to implement a defined number of JAUS messages and to write a short whitepaper describing how they learned about JAUS, how they integrated JAUS into their system, and what challenges they faced in including JAUS in their system. The first year's challenge is a simple test to get the students familiar with a limited number of JAUS messages. Successive years will have a more complex task. Cash rewards are provided to the teams that successfully complete the JAUS challenge. The Joint Ground Robotics Enterprise is supporting the JAUS challenge within the AUVSI competitions.

• JAUS Interface Design Document for International Aerial Robotics Competition 2007
• JAUS Interface Control Document for Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition 2007
• JAUS Interface Design Document for International Autonomous Underwater Competition 2007