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Stockbridge High School Robotics Class - from MATE Competitions to Mission in Palau. - 04.01.2012

dockside ROV testing
Photo credit: Stockbridge Advanced Underwater Robotics
Despite their land-locked geography in Southern Michigan, teachers and students at Stockbridge High School have developed an extremely successful underwater robotics program over the past two years with many awards at regional and international Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center competitions.

Following their success at the 2011 MATE International ROV Competition, the team was contacted by members of the BentProp Project to build an ROV capable of diving to 125' water depth and support their ongoing search for downed WWII aircraft in the waters of Palau. The team had only a few weeks to build and test their ROV before shipping the gear and preparing for a long journey to the islands of Micronesia. They then departed on March 22, 2012 and will return to Michigan on April 7, 2012. Click here to follow their mission on Facebook. More information can be found at the BentProp Project website.

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