To discover the ocean, map the seafloor and get an up-close view, ocean explorers deploy a range of powerful technologies, from ship-based sonar to autonomous underwater and remotely operated vehicles.
Mother Nature Lends a Hand to Create More Efficient Underwater Robots
Robotic manta rays and turtles, like the MantaDroid and naro-tartaruga, may solve current limitations to AUVs as the next generation of marine robots copy biological designs to become more efficient, adaptable and maneuverable.
Motivation to Map: A Quest to Understand What the Earth Really Looks Like
Experts are pushing for better bathymetric charts of the ocean floor at a time when, technically, it’s already 100 percent mapped. What’s wrong with today’s maps, and what effects will improvements have?
In the Hunt for Ocean Treasures, Robots Lead the Way
Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE teams are building autonomous robots to map the seafloor and hunt for unknown signals in the hope of winning $7 million.
Going Deep to Go Far: How Dive Depth Impacts Seaglider Range
Seagliders are buoyancy driven Autonomous Underwater Vehicles used for long-term oceanographic observation. How does the depth of operation affect a Seaglider’s range?
Call for Papers: Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Lead to Discoveries in the Oceanic Wilderness
IEEE Earthzine, an online scientific publication, is soliciting articles of 800 to 3,000 words for its third 2017 quarterly theme on Autonomous Underwater Vehicles.
XPRIZE to Sponsor Earthzine Writing Fellowship
Applications are due May 1 for an Earthzine Writing Fellowship that will explore the ocean depths.
Dispatches from Oceans ‘16: The Future of Oceans
New technologies, tackling big data and fully exploring the mysteries in the ocean seems to be a real possibility.
Dispatches from Oceans ’16: Understanding Oceans in the Face of Climate Change
Increasing understanding of the oceans as the climate changes will require attention to robotics, prediction, security and innovation. Monterey, California – At the plenary session on Sept. 21, 2016, speakers Marcia McNutt and Jon White called on the assembled scientists and engineers to step up public understanding of oceans and involvement in policy agenda setting. McNutt, president of the National … Read More
Dispatches from Oceans ’16: Exploring Other Oceans
How the field of AUV research is growing rapidly and breaking through barriers posed by ocean research. Monterey, California – How autonomous underwater vehicles are fundamentally changing the way humans are exploring the ocean was the focus of the first plenary session at Oceans ’16. “For most of us our view of the ocean has been in effect shaped from … Read More
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