URI Unveils Ocean Robotics Laboratory With An Underwater Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

URI Unveils Ocean Robotics Laboratory With An Underwater Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

The University of Rhode Island (URI) celebrated the opening of its new Ocean Robotics Laboratory through an underwater ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Ocean Planet Exploration: New University of Rhode Island Ocean Robotics Laboratory

The University of Rhode Island celebrated a major milestone in the $300 million, multi-phase revitalization of the Narragansett Bay Campus with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Ocean Robotics Laboratory on June 25. Students Elliot Roman and Jake Bonney piloted URI’s remotely operated vehicle Rhody to cut the ceremonial ribbon underwater in the building’s 20-foot-wide by 30-foot-long test tank. Governor Dan McKee, House Speaker Emeritus K. J…