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Search teams racing to find the missing Titanic submersible have detected underwater noises in the area. But it won't be easy to find the source of that sound in the ocean.
Jun 22, 2023
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Engineering
An extensive search and rescue operation is underway to locate a commercial submersible that went missing during a dive to the Titanic shipwreck.
Jun 21, 2023
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Robotics
Divers are often put at considerable risk when searching for people or objects underwater. The ETH spin-off Tethys has developed an underwater robot that can be used in situations that are too dangerous for human divers.
May 31, 2023
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Robotics
At the bottom of the ocean lie lumps of valuable metals such as copper, manganese, nickel and cobalt—materials crucial to accelerating the energy transition.
Nov 8, 2022
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Robotics
Underwater robots are being widely used as tools in a variety of marine tasks. The RobDact is one such bionic underwater vehicle, inspired by a fish called Dactylopteridae known for its enlarged pectoral fins. A research ...
Aug 23, 2022
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Robotics
The mussel and scallop industry could be revolutionized by a new autonomous underwater drone.
Jul 28, 2022
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Robotics
As the underwater robot OceanOneK carefully navigated toward the upper deck railing of the sunken Italian steamship Le Francesco Crispi about 500 m below the Mediterranean's surface this month (roughly a third of a mile), ...
Jul 21, 2022
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Engineering
A team of researchers led by Virginia Tech's Michael Bartlett have developed an octopus-inspired glove capable of securely gripping objects underwater. Their research was selected for the July 13 cover of Science Advances.
Jul 13, 2022
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Robotics
Researchers from The University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science find that drones may be the next generation of communication bases to monitor the ocean and seafloor because of their high-speed positioning, stability, ...
Oct 29, 2021
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Software
A research team from the Interactive and Robotic Systems Laboratory at the Universitat Jaume I in Castelló has developed software that allows underwater robots with manipulation capabilities to be controlled remotely in ...
Oct 27, 2021
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