Robert “Bob” Richards is an Agriculture and Business Teacher at Stockbridge Jr/Sr High School in Stockbridge, Michigan. He has been teaching in Stockbridge for the past 26 years. Mr. Richards began teaching with ROVs in 2009 and has led a MATE ROV Competition team since 2010. Mr. Richards and his students have been able to travel with their ROVs and work on various real world missions in Palau, American Samoa and most recently the Dominican Republic.