Launched by MIT Sea Grant, the SeaPerch underwater robot allows students in grades 5-12 to engage in authentic science investigations and engineering challenges, encouraging a passion for engineering, science, and the aquatic environment. “SeaPerch has had a tremendous impact on the fields of ocean science and engineering,” says Andrew Bennett ’85, PhD ’97, MIT SeaGrant education administrator and senior lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. https://news.mit.edu/2025/seaperch-rob