AUV

A really quiet underwater glider can monitor ocean conditions for months at a time and not disturb the marine environment

Nina Mahmoudian (center) and her students have developed an underwater glider that can operate silently

A smart AUV maps phytoplankton to help seabird populations

Phytoplankton form the base of the marine food chain but are notoriously difficult for scientists

Paper demonstrates autonomous underwater vehicles can be pre-programmed to make independent decisions

More than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by water, yet scientists know

Robots – our new underwater “astronauts”

Soon it may be easier to design, plan and carry out infrastructure operations in deep

Robot cameras monitor deep sea ecosystems

Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have used advanced photographic tools in an unmanned

Team Creates Realistic Robot Carp, First Robot Fish with Autonomous 3-D Movement

Research paves the way for the designing and engineering of more efficient autonomous underwater vehicles

VIDEO: University of Virginia Engineers are Designing, Building Mechanical Ray

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Batoid rays, such as stingrays and manta rays, are among nature’s most elegant swimmers. They