TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Middle school students are spending part of their summer diving into STEM at Empire High School, where they’re learning how to build and operate underwater robots.
The week-long camp teaches students to design and assemble remotely operated vehicles, or ROVs, from scratch. The students learn how to wire motors, build controls and test the machines in water.
“You have to think about all the reasons why we do ROVs,” said Empire engineering teacher Jeff Ofstedahl. “We can send them into dangerous places, like deep ocean environments, where it’s too risky for humans.”…