Science news articles about 'underwater robots'

... to better explore remote ocean environments. "Underwater robots don't need oxygen. ... programmed they were still able to accomplish their tasks. Robots that can independently carry out two simple sets ...

... cables, taking samples of sediment - underwater robots perform a variety of deep-sea tasks. Research scientists now aim to equip robots with tactile capability so that they can orientate themselves ...

... . When fully developed, the technology will be used onboard a group of small, co-operating underwater robots and will have extensive utility for future U.S. military operations including U.S. war ...

... scientific mission with Sentry, a newly developed robot capable of diving as deep as 5,000 ... Sentry is a state-of-the-art, free-swimming underwater robot that can operate independently, without tethers ...

MIT researchers have designed the Odyssey IV, a new robotic underwater vehicle that can hover in place like a helicopter and serve as an invaluable tool for deepwater oil explorers, marine ...

College students build underwater robots designed to save mock submarines.

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) -- Scientists on Florida's Gulf Coast are trying to find an underwater robot that has mysteriously vanished....

From AquaPenguin to Charlie the Robo-Tuna, underwater robots are going wild as scientists find nature has often already conquered their engineering challenges.

A miniature CSIRO submarine being used to study the health of Tasmania's waterways has officially been named 'Searise.' A year-two student from Burnie Primary School, Jacob Wise, made the winning ...

... of the barreleyes have puzzled oceanographers for generations. It is only with the advent of modern underwater robots that scientists have been able to observe such animals in their native environment ...

... of people. But such a system also offers many promising applications in the water. Underwater robots could use it to orient themselves during the exploration of inaccessible cave systems and deep-sea ...

... marked with toxic labels from the shipwreck. Officials plan to test the contents for radioactivity. Underwater robots have already been exploring shipwrecks for years, and both the U.S. Navy and ...