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Deep Sea Robotics

Explore a world seven miles underwater with Deep Sea Robotics! Guide the robotic drone over and around the jagged rocks of a deep ocean trench using a dual-toggle controller. A monitor shows you the drone’s point of view; adjust its camera to peer inside a bubbling hot-spring vent and other surprising features inside our 6,000-gallon pool. The richly detailed terrain is based on the Mariana Trench and Challenger Deep, the ocean’s deepest spot—even deeper than Mount Everest is tall! Robotic drones help us map the ocean’s unexplored depths, as well inspect dams, make underwater repairs, and sweep for mines. This unique hands-on experience is found only at the Science Mill!