Take some of your old robot controllers and build an underwater ROV for the national competitions. This was a great advantage we had going into the competition. This was partly why we joined the University class. Now we have to go back and defend our national champtionship against MIT (and this year CMU as welll). Take a look at these websites:
MATE National ROV Competition -
http://www.marinetech.org/rov_compet...2005/index.php
Falcon Robotics ROV Site -
http://www.freewebs.com/falconroboticsrov/
We would love to see more FIRST teams come compete with us. The three dimesional aspect is a whole new realm to dive into. Good luck and hope to see you there this year or next.
Sam