In 2003, for the second year in a row, my students learned a lot―and had a great time―competing in the Annual ROV Competition sponsored by the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center of Monterey, CA. The competition involves all aspects of designing and building a remote-operated underwater vehicle (ROV). Our 2003 regional competition took place on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The Lyndhurst robotics team's entry was a tethered robot, which means it operated via a long wire that connected the controls and the robot. To increase the level of our challenge from the one we took part in in 2002, Lyndhurst competed in the more difficult Open Class division. That meant that we went up against 11 other teams, the majority of which represented colleges and universities.
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