If scientists and weather experts are right, the impact of storms such as Hurricane Harvey will turn more devastating in the future. So, it’s only fitting that three Houston-based schools participated in an annual underwater robotics competition, allowing students to develop robots and learn skills that could one day lead them to building similar systems that will help save lives and structures.
SeaPerch outfits teachers and students with resources to build an underwater remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) in an in-school or after-school setting. Students build the ROV from a kit comprised of low-cost, easily accessible parts, following a curriculum that teaches basic engineering and science concepts with a marine engineering theme.
