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Local entrepreneur urges city support for underwater robotics workforce training for underserved youth

2111901 · January 14, 2025
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William Johnson, founder of W Johnson Consulting, demonstrated an underwater robot and urged council support for training programs to place underrepresented youth into high‑tech robotics and maritime jobs; council members suggested after‑school funding and district partnerships.

A Houston entrepreneur demonstrated an underwater robotic vehicle and asked the council to help fund workforce and youth‑training partnerships to teach robotics, manufacturing and related skills to underserved residents.

William Johnson, founder of W Johnson Consulting, told the council he has operated underwater robotic systems commercially and for the U.S. Navy and that the…

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