(gentle water noises)
(faint chiming music)
- In underwater robotics,
basically, our course consists of
initially building a robot.
- It's built on the sea
perch platform, which,
goes underneath water, submerges in water.
- We initially began, you
know, with a tool kit,
with a lot of equipment,
and we began building our base robot.
- We had to build it,
like, all the soldering,
all the electronics part, the batteries.
(drill whines)
(students discussing quietly)
(drill whines)
- We eventually actually
put together a robot
that was able to dive under a pool,
and that we were able to command
with our little control remote.
We're actually able to
play a game of Quidditch
under the water with our robots.
- We play a game against
each other to try and see
which team can control their robots best.
- Whether it be a little net
that could much more easily
catch a ball, or another
motor, or another propellor,
we basically have to
think of how we can design
and how we can build
extensions to our base robot
to make us win.
(water splashing)
- RWA on three. One two three!
- (Shouting together) RWA!
(quiet music)
(water bubbles)
(cheering excitedly)
- It's a really great
course that incorporates
a lot of different skills, for instance,
it has to do with electrical engineering
as well as mechanical design.
It combines both of these
aspects pretty seamlessly,
and allows for a great final project.
- I got to tell you, I came
to E2, and I was literally
so scared, like trembling
scared, because I knew nothing
about engineering, mechanical engineering,
and even ocean engineering,
they were like topics that
I never studied in high
school, and I was so scared.
- I had never actually
done anything involving
electrical engineering before,
but when I got to do it,
I realized how much I loved it.
- When I was soldering,
and doing all those stuff,
when I saw the thing
work, it was like, "Wow!
"I just created this!"
- And I guess that's something
that's really rewarding,
trying something new and realizing that
this is something that you wanna do.
- And here, not only are
we building this robot
with awesome materials and
absolutely amazing methods,
but also with such
bright and helpful people
and being taught by
such amazing professors.
I never really expected
to see an underwater robot
and think about where it
could be applied in the world,
or what we could actually do with it,
but there are so many
different ways, whether it be
by helping clean up an oil spill,
by doing extreme historical excavations,
these simple underwater
robots that we construct
with our own hands could actually
potentially change the world.
- I'd never thought, like I'm admitting,
that I'd never thought I'd
be here in this summer,
and I never thought
I would have the opportunity
to have this experience,
but I think it helps me realize
that everything is possible.
- E2 is an opportunity to really discover
who you are and who you want to be.
- E2 is like jumping off of a building
and realizing you could fly.
- E2 is something that
I will keep in my heart
for the rest of my life.
(quiet music)
