![Alexander Riley works on the ROV during summer camp.](https://environment.uw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_3144-375x281.jpeg)
Middle school students tried their hands at designing and building underwater robots this week during a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration science summer camp in Seattle.
The remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) project was designed by UW undergraduate student Hannah McConnaughey, who has built ROVs competitively since she was in middle school.
“Hands-on science is great because it’s something students are excited about and can interact with personally, and it has real world applications,” she said.
McConnaughey co-founded the student group Atlantis STEAM, an offshoot of her high school robotics team. Last weekend’s ROV workshop was a joint project by UW-based Washington Sea Grant, NOAA and Atlantis STEAM.
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