Robot for Treasure Hunt
<p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sunken">sunken</span> <span word="treasure">treasure</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="cost">cost</span>, <span word="undersea">undersea</span> <span word="robot">robot</span>, <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="underwater">underwater</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Trident">Trident</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="treasure">treasure</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span>.</p><p> "<span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="robbery">robbery</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="underwater">underwater</span> <span word="cave">cave</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="treasure">treasure</span> <span word="hunters">hunters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scuba">scuba</span> <span word="divers">divers</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span>...<span word="so">so</span> <span word="Eric">Eric</span> [<span word="Stackpole">Stackpole</span>] <span word="had">had</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="underwater">underwater</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="explore">explore</span>," <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Lang">Lang</span>, <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="OpenROV">OpenROV</span>.</p><p><span word="David">David</span> <span word="Lang">Lang</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Eric">Eric</span> <span word="Stackpole">Stackpole</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="waterproof">waterproof</span>. <span word="Thrusters">Thrusters</span> <span word="propel">propel</span> <span word="Trident">Trident</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="robot">robot</span>, <span word="tethered">tethered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="buoy">buoy</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="dive">dive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="depth">depth</span> <span word="of">of</span> 100 <span word="meters">meters</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="sends">sends</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> — <span word="including">including</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span>, <span word="depth">depth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="directional">directional</span> <span word="information">information</span> — <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="operator">operator</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="controls">controls</span> <span word="Trident">Trident</span> <span word="remotely">remotely</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="connection">connection</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="headset">headset</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Trident">Trident</span> <span word="hasn">hasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="explorers">explorers</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Lang">Lang</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="treasure">treasure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fragility">fragility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="underwater">underwater</span> <span word="ecosystem">ecosystem</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="care">care</span>…<span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engage">engage</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Lang">Lang</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ownership">ownership</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>."</p>
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