Welcome to the University of Rhode Island Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Team Website. This site details the design and development process of the Prowler VI; URI's entry into the 8th Annual International AUVSI and ONR AUV competition. The site also gives a history of the team's past performances. The Prowler VI represents the latest evolution in the Prowler project and features a dynamic ballast control system and a new more powerful microcontroller. This year's Prowler is a more capable and reliable vehicle than those in years past; read more about it in the Vehicle and Journal Paper sections of this site