Team From India To Participate In NASA Competition

A team of 13 Indian engineering students, including four girls, will participate in NASA's prestigious global competition to build and design remotely operated vehicles from scratch.

The team named 'Screwdrivers' from Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management, Mumbai, will compete against 40 other teams from countries like China, Scotland, Russia, USA, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Norway, Denmark, Egypt, Turkey, and Poland in NASA's 15th annual international Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) competition in Houston from Thursday June 23,2016

This competition is being organised by MATE (Marine Advanced Technology Education) and Screwdrivers is the only team from India and competing against 40 other teams from countries like China, Scotland, Russia, USA, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Norway, Denmark, Egypt, Turkey, and Poland.


Competing for a coveted prize as part of NASA's MATE international ROV competition, the team guided by Prof Sawankumar Naik, is all set to represent India at the NASA Johnson Space Canter's Neutral Buoyancy Lab from June 23 to 25.

"Although it is their third visit to the space centre, but this time, with over 40 participating teams from across the globe, the stakes are higher than ever," he told PTI.

Students are expected to build and design their own remotely operated vehicles from scratch.