"Automating aquaculture with robots"
Year: 2022
Award Level: Silver
Award Winner(s): Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Award: Circle of Excellence
Category: Video | Promotional (Long)
From the Nominator
MIT students and researchers from MIT Sea Grant work with local oyster farmers in advancing the aquaculture industry by seeking solutions to some of its biggest challenges. A combination of mechanical engineering, ocean engineering, and electrical engineering and computer sciences students work together to design a robot to help with flipping oyster bags at Ward Aquafarm on Cape Cod.
From the Judges
Accomplished the goal of showing the students' joy in the project, as well as highlighting the partnership.