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We have seen teams developing AUV robustness and resilience to overcome failures and fostering advancement of state of the art through ERL Emergency competitions.Gabriele Ferri, ERL Emergency 2018 Director Fausto Ferreira, ERL Emergency 2018 Deputy DirectorThis story was first published in the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society Beacon Newsletter December 2018, Volume 7, Number 4Origin The European Robotics League (ERL) Emergency … Read More
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