Automating Aquaculture | MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Automating aquaculture with robots

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MIT students, including MechE Alum Michelle Kornberg, and researchers from MIT Sea Grant work with local oyster farmers in advancing the aquaculture industry by seeking solutions to some of its biggest challenges. A combination of mechanical engineering, ocean engineering, and electrical engineering, and computer sciences students work together to design a robot to help with flipping oyster bags at Ward Aquafarm on Cape Cod.

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Working directly with oyster farmers, MIT students are developing a robot that can flip heavy, floating bags of oysters, helping the shellfish to grow and stay healthy.

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Working directly with oyster farmers, MIT students are developing a robot that can flip heavy, floating bags of oysters, helping the shellfish to grow and stay healthy.