Attention MATE ROV Competitors...
Click below to participate in the NSF research study and get the Hydrobot Simulator FREE!
Help your team prepare for the 2012 competition and participate in an NSF research project!
The Polar-SIM Virtual Hydrobot simulator is FREE and gives your team experience piloting an ROV in 3 different underwater environments, while learning some polar science at the same time.
Designed in collaboration with MATE professionals and Antarctic hydrobot teams, the SIM includes navigation and piloting, front and aft cameras, claw, sample collection, and much more.
**Best used on PC computers with gamepad. Contact Jill Zande at MATE to receive a free gamepad - compliments of Logitech.
Level 1
Circumnavigate an iceberg in search of whales, penguins, fish, krill, killer whales, and (if you're very good) - a hidden shipwrecked hydrobot!
Join NSF Study & Get Hydrobot Sim FREE!
SIM Research
SIM Details
The Polar-SIM Virtual Hydrobot simulator is FREE and gives your team experience piloting an ROV in 3 different underwater environments, while learning some polar science at the same time.
The associated NSF research project is investigating the use of virtual technology for education by seeking evidence for the transfer of skills and knowledge from virtual environments to real-world applications.
Level 2
Diver under the Ross Ice shelf in search of hydrothermal vents that support vast ecosystems!
Level 3
Penetrate the mysterious darkness of Lake Vostok in search of life that may have been isolated for 35 million years. Modeled after actual Vostok mission planned for December 2011!
START USING THE SIM FOR FREE TODAY!
Click the DOWNLOAD button to the right to download the participation forms and the SIM. You can start using it today!
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