Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/08/2008 - 13:28
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Lake Ecosystems in Antarctica

have you tested your underwater robot yet?

how did it work? [if u tested it]

has it had any problems?

frankie

 

Thu, 10/09/2008 - 01:28

Robin Ellwood

Hello Frankie,
Yes, we have tested the underwater robot - it worked wonderfully! We went to a local salt-water ppol and tested it there. It took a little bit of practice to get the hang of "driving it", but it is really fun! You can see one of the pool tests in my journal entries!
We had problems with the electrical connections prior to waterproofing it for its "swimming" debut! We had some elctrical wires making contact with each other inside our electrical box, so everytime we turned a particular propeller on, we blew the fuse in the circuit - you can see video of that as well in my journal! That was really the biggest problem we had, and we fixed it! That's a satisfying feeling! It's fun to figure things out!
So - the robot is well on its way to Antarctica! I am anxious to test it in the frigid waters "down south"!
Cheers,
Robin