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Maritime Museum offers ROV camps

The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is offering underwater robotics summer camps this year, in conjunction with the Two Rivers FIRST Robotics Competition team, STEMpunk. Workshops are designed to teach kids in grades 6-9 how to build underwater robots (ROVs). Weekend camps teach marine science, technology and physical science concepts through hands-on experience designing, building and testing an ROV, followed by a day on the research vessel the RV Neeskay exploring submerged Lake Michigan shipwrecks using a professional ROV.

Full article at: Herald Times Reporter 25jun18

Students test their underwater robots during an underwater robotics summer camp at Manitowoc’s Wisconsin Maritime Museum.
Students test their underwater robots during an underwater robotics summer camp at Manitowoc’s Wisconsin Maritime Museum.

Photo Credit: Herald Times Reporter

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GBR monitoring with BlueROV2

The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has trialled a new monitoring program on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) using a BlueROV2 modified with a hyperspectral camera and semi-autonomous navigation.  It is so exciting to hear about custom modifications being made to the BlueROV2!

Full article at: AIMS media release 25jul18

AIMS Technology Transformation leader Melanie Olsen with the Blue ROV2
AIMS Technology Transformation leader Melanie Olsen with the Blue ROV2
Photo Credit: AIMS

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Chinese COTS guard

China’s Qingdao Robotfish Marine Technology Co Ltd has developed a tiny, crown-of-thorns-starfish (COTS) -killing vehicle, called the Coral Guard.  Not much information available but nice idea…

Full article available at: ChinaDaily 08jan2018

Fan Ping, chief technology officer at Qingdao Robotfish Marine Technology Co Ltd, debugs the Coral Guard robot. [Photo/China Daily]

Fan Ping, chief technology officer at Qingdao Robotfish Marine Technology Co Ltd, debugs the Coral Guard robot
[Photo/China Daily]
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Batemans Bay Hack-A-Thon

We participated in the Batemans Bay High School Hack-a-thon on the 6th of July, getting a group of 5 students in years 5-9 to build a SeaMATE Angelfish ROV kit.  It was awesome!  The simple kit components were put together to build an operational vehicle in a day. Students gained an understanding of buoyancy, propulsion, motors, wiring and switches. But most importantly they were inspired by their success, which will encourage them to go further and learn more.