In the Spring of 2018, the IEEE Southeastcon Hardware Competition 1st Place prize was awarded to the group that built the best fully-autonomous robot platform. The Group members were: Asma Al-Selwadi, Steven Lewis, Oanh Nguyen, and specialty advisor Dr. Mohamed Khabou. The IEEE Southeastcon Hardware Competition dictates that a fully-autonomous robot platform will be simulating the role of a pirate with the purpose of reading a treasure map and successfully completing its journey to retrieve the treasure chest.