Underwater Robotics Programme
Canadian International School of Hong Kong Summer Programmes offered a diverse range of activities and these programmes were open to CDNIS students of all ages. These highly customized programmes were structured so students not only developed their strengths, but also presented them with the opportunity to discover new interests.
This summer, our CityU Underwater Robotics Team cooperated with the UCode company in delivering an engaging STEM Summer Project through building a remote operated vehicle (ROV). Students formed their teams and learned about the mechanical skills, coding skills as well as the physics required to build a functional ROV to explore the underwater world.
In the morning sessions, students learned the fundamental theories relating to the build of an underwater robot, such as:
- Theories of floatation
- Types of buoyancy
- Thruster system
In the afternoon sessions, students will build, code, test and modify their underwater vehicle by going through the Engineering design cycle as a team:
- Built a waterproof ROV
- Wired and Programmed the thrusters
- Installed underwater camera
To evaluate the learning outcomes in practice, a competition was held on the final day. The students’ creativity and teamwork have been presented during the competition. Students planned the rundown and distributed their work for the competition. They used different methods to complete the tasks. At the end, outstanding students got trophies as rewards.
We would like to thank CDNIS and Ucode for giving us this opportunity to co-host this inspiring event. We look forward to continue searching for opportunities to host these kinds of educational events so that more students can know more about ROV technologies and instill the curiosity for new technology into the hearts of every student!