Video by Joel Messer and Jordon Johnson | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | 04.10.2024
KITTERY, Maine (April 10, 2024): That's a wrap on the 2023-2024 SeaPerch competition season for the Seacoast area! This year's theme centered around Deep-Sea Exploration. As stated by Robonation, "ROVs are necessary to aid researchers in exploring the harsh environments that surround hydrothermal vents where extreme temperatures and pressures, toxic chemicals, and reduced visibility are the......
Video by Joel Messer, Scott Hanson and Jordon Johnson | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | 04.01.2024
KITTERY, Maine (April 01, 2024): SeaPerch is an innovative underwater robotics program that equips students, educators, and parents with the resources they need to build an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) in an in- or out-of-school setting. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard STEM Outreach Program provides material and tool support and offers trained facilitators for dozens of SeaPerch......
Video by Chief Petty Officer Chad Butler | Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division | 03.22.2024
PHILADELPHIA (March 22, 2024) — More than 450 middle and high school students participate in the annual Greater Philadelphia SeaPerch and SeaGlide Challenge (GPSSC) at The Salvation Army Kroc Center in Philadelphia on March 22, 2024. Spearheaded by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD), the SeaPerch Challenge began in 2006 while SeaGlide was added in 2017. This year,......