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OceanGate, a company dedicated to underwater exploration, approached engineering students at Washington State University (WSU) in the fall semester of 2018 with a unique problem.
While it's unclear if the battery, made with off-the-shelf parts, was used on Titan, the project shows the pressure OceanGate employees were under to keep "cost low" and move fast.
Washington State University college students were enlisted to create Titan's battery using 'commercial off the shelf' parts — their end product was $50,000 cheaper than those already on the market