The 2013 MATE Center Summer Institute is designed to introduce educators to the knowledge and skills needed to step up from a simple, on-off switch box control system to a control system that allows for motor speed control. The workshop will focus on building a four-motor ROV using K-166 bi-directional speed controllers to operate each motor.

Other activities will include a look at basic plug and play sensors and using simple hand-powered pneumatics to create a functional manipulator. The target audience for the 2013 MATE Center Summer Institute is faculty and educators who have experience building and teaching simple switch box controllers that are interested in upgrading their skills to build a slightly more sophisticated motor control system.