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Ihavemadeanincrediblenewdevicethatwillexponentiallyincreaseour
knowledgeofourownoceans.Thisdevicecanwithstandincredible
amountsofpressure.Itcanalsopropelitselfthroughthewater.Ithinkwe
verymuchneededthisdevicetobemadebecausehowmuchdowereally
knowaboutourownoceans?

Aspreviouslystatedmydevicecanwithstandanenormousamountof
pressure.Thebestcurrentwatercameraonlygoesabout22.3milesdeep
butIexpecttheoceanexplorer3000togoupto1825milesindepth.This
isgreatbecausewewillbeabletoexploredepthswehavenevereven
seenanimalsfrom.Wecouldfindupto30newspeciesofaquaticanimals
everyday.

Mydevicecanberemotelycontrolledandcantravelat30mphunderwater.
Unlikeotherunderwaterexplorationrobotsandcamerasthisdevicehasa
camerathatseesthroughthedarkwatersanddoesnotrequirealight.But
comeswithoneforattachmentifyousochoose.Thisfurthermorethe
explorationabilityofthedevice


Mydevicecanalsorecoverartifactsfromsunkenships.Thedeviceopens
upandcangrabobjectsandbringthembackuptothesurfacemuchlikea
clawmachine.Thedevicecanalsoanchoritselftowallsandfloors.Itdoes
thissoitcantakesteadypictures.

Mydevicecanincreaseandwillincreaseourknowledgeoverthenextfew
yearsexponentially.Theanimalsthatwewillfindcanaccelerateour
geneticengineeringknowledgejustlikearecentlydiscoveredimmortal
jellyfishwhichscientistsareusingforstemcellresearch.Wewillalso
increaseourhistoricknowledgebystudyingwreckedships.It'simportant
forengineerstothinkoutsideoftheboxsowecanpushourworldforward
usingtechnologytoitsfullest.Engineersalsoneedtowanttobean
engineerandhavemotivationtoimprovetheworld.
ABOUTTHEAUTHOR

Iwasborninkentuckyandmovedherealittleovertwoyearsagobecause
ofmydad'sjobasasoftwareengineer.WhenImovedhereIhonestly
didn'tknowwhatiwantedtoforaliving.Thenearlyinto8thgrademy
middleschoolhadaearlycollegeandstemschoolmeetingafterschool
onedaythentheysaidtherewasaconventiontypethingatsoutheastso
myfamilyandIwentandIabsolutelylovedtheschoolsoiappliedbecause
oftheengineeringacademyandnewtechprogram.AndfromthatpointI
wasalwayslookingatthingsforgeneticengineeringaerospaceand
robotics(IalsowantedtobeanarchitectbutIamhorribleatdrawing).And
intherecentyearsi'vebeenobsessedwithscienceandengineering.