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The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center was established in 1997 thanks to a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation's Advance Technical Education (ATE) Program.
Please learn more about MATE on the official site.
NASA describes MATE as:
The MATE (Marine Advanced Technology Education) Center uses underwater robots – also known as remotely operated vehicles or ROVs – to teach science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and prepare students for technical careers.
Working in partnership with the Marine Technology Society ROV Committee, MATE created the ROV competition as a way to:
Engage students in STEM and expose them to science & tech careers
Encourage students to develop and apply technical, teamwork, and problem solving skills
Provide funds, materials, and technical expertise to support student learning provide industry with skilled individuals who can fill workforce needs
The MATE competition challenges K-12, community college, and university students from all over the world to design and build ROVs to tackle missions modeled after scenarios from the ocean workplace.
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