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Memorial University's Eastern Edge Robotics team came third overall and was awarded the best engineering presentation in the Explorer category for post-secondary students. Eastern Edge Robotics is made up of more than 30 students from the Marine Institute and faculties of science and engineering and applied science at Memorial.

Newfoundland and Labrador teams captured major awards this past weekend at the 2022 MATE ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) World Championship in Long Beach, Calif. Memorial University's Eastern Edge Robotics team placed third overall and was awarded Best Engineering presentation in the Explorer category for post-secondary students. The team is comprised of more than 30 students from the Marine Institute and faculties of Science and Engineering and Applied Science at Memorial.

Eastern Edge Robotics seeks fifth international title in Tennessee. This year, Eastern Edge Robotics designed and built a new ROV named Calypso. Calypso is equipped with high-tech cameras, extra thrusters and new tools, including a micro-ROV small enough to inspect the interior of a three-inch drainpipe.

Julie Payette, the Governor General of Canada, met with students and toured research facilities at the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University during her first official visit to the province. During her 90-minute visit, the Governor General also toured

A team of students from Memorial University and the Marine Institute are in Washington state looking to claim a fifth overall title at the Marine Advanced Technology Education international ROV competition.

This is the fourth international win for the team, whose members are post-secondary students from various backgrounds including ROV technology, several engineering disciplines, computer science, ocean mapping, and business.

Eastern Edge Robotics, a group composed of Memorial University students enrolled in science, technology, engineering and math disciplines will be competing for the 11th consecutive year in the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Centre's 12th annual International Student ROV Competition

Youth and young adults from Newfoundland and Labrador are in Seattle, Washington putting their robotics skills to the test. The competition? Manoeuvre self-made underwater robots through complicated tasks that simulate real-life situations.

Michaela Barnes is settling back into classes at the Marine Institute (MI) after a productive summer of seafloor mapping off the coasts of Hawaii and Alaska.