THIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE. ROV DOWN FOR REPAIRS.
Discover how remotely operated vehicles are used to explore the mysterious realms of the deep.
Objective: The student will learn what remotely operated vehicles are used, the parts of a ROV and how they work. Students will also experience what it is like to operate a ROV by operating either our VideoRay or Phantom ROV.
Time required: Approximately 60 minutes.
Cost: $155.00 USD program fee, plus an optional $20 tone dialer rental fee (see below).
Recommended Grade Level: 4th-8th grade (students age 9-13 years).
Materials: Please note the special requirements for this programs.
Note: In order to make certain clear control signals can be sent from your site to the ROV, we do not recommend this conference for multipoint or commodity IP connections. This program is also not recommended for groups larger than thirty (30) students.
Overview: In the videoconference, Mote Marine Laboratory will present a highly interactive, media-rich videoconference on remotely operated vehicles. During this conference, students will get a chance to pilot a ROV in the Mote shark tank from their school using videoconferencing technology and a tone dialer.
Vidcon pre-questions:
About Scheduling: Because of the extra set-up time required for our ROV program, we try to cluster the deliveries on the same day whenever possible. However, if you need a different date than the ones already indicated, please let us know. In addition, we also recommend a start time of no later than 3:00 PM ET for our ROV program.
To register for this program, click here.![]()
This conference requires the use of a tone dialer. Some videoconferencing systems have built-in tone dialers (Polycom, for example). Otherwise, a pocket tone dialer (see photo) can be purchased from most specialty electronics supply store for less than $20 or from on-line vendors
*. If you can not purchase your own pocket tone dialer, please contact us about renting one of ours for a refundable fee of $20 (minus postage).
Instructions for using the tone dialer during the ROV conference can be found below, as well as on page 19 of the companion curriculum
. To download a short video to see how easily students in Howe, OK controlled our ROV, cick here
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From their classroom, students can use a tone dialer to easily direct the movements of the ROV in our shark tank. Each numbered button of the dialer makes a different sound, just like a telephone. Each sound drives the ROV in a different direction (see Direction Control below).
This following information is provided as a general resource for learners, and can be used to prepare for or extend the videoconference material.
ROV Demo Video![]()
Download this short feature from KOTV6 to see how students operate our vehicle in Oklahoma.