Marine sanctuary hosts underwater robot event
Description
The 13th annual Marine Advanced Technology Education Remotely Operated Vehicle International Competition takes place Thursday through Saturday. Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary will host more than 60 teams this week from 18 states and 13 countries for an underwater robot competition hosted by ITEST project Using MATE's ROV Competitions...Teams will work with their robots in a large tank and judges will be evaluating their performance along with engineering and other factors. Spectators are encouraged to come and watch teams navigate through the missions on a live feed.
NEWS DETAILS
Publication Year
2014
Source
Yahoo! News
Topic(s)
Informal Learning and Afterschool
Partnerships and Collaboration
Youth Motivation and Interests in STEM
Additional Disciplines
Engineering - robotics
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