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More than 10 years ago, François-Alexandre Bertrand came up with a concept for a novel above/below watercraft that he naturally named the Platypus. The first Blue Ocean edition was sold last year and now his company has launched a new version, the Plat… Continue reading Swordfish tender will be able to travel above or below the waves
It’s been a big week for inventions named for the shape-shifting, fortune-telling Greek sea god, Proteus. On Monday we looked at Proteus, the world’s first manufactured non-cuttable material, and now there’s Proteus, the world’s most advanced underwate… Continue reading Fabien Cousteau’s Proteus will be an underwater ISS
In recent years, fish farms have increasingly started using underwater ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) for cleaning the nets that enclose their fish pens. A relatively new one, the StealthCleaner, has a unique triangular form factor.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Triangular ROV cleans up fish farm nets
Radio waves travel poorly through the water, which makes it difficult for divers or submersibles to wirelessly transmit information to the surface. Scientists are trying to change that, though, by developing an underwater version of Wi-Fi.Continue Read… Continue reading Aqua-Fi could bring Wi-Fi-like tech to the underwater world
When you think of robots that were modeled after animals, a brittle star is probably not the first species that comes to mind. Still, this is the animal that inspired [Zach J. Patterson] and his research colleagues from Carnegie Mellon University for their underwater crawling robot PATRICK.
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Continue reading Underwater Crawling Soft Robot Stays in Shape
Dutch submersible maker U-Boat Worx has pumped out a number of underwater explorers since launching in 2005, and has now unveiled what’s claimed to be the lightest manned submersible ever built. The Nemo can be towed on a trailer by car for launch from… Continue reading U-Boat Worx launches lightest submersible ever built
Marine aquaculture pens have to be regularly checked for holes, plus the fish need to be inspected for disease or parasites. And although the job is typically performed by human divers, it turns out that a robotic sea turtle may be a better choice for … Continue reading Robotic sea turtle shows promise as fish farm inspector
We can’t tell if the Eelume actually exists, or if it’s just a good CG and a design concept, but when we saw the video below, we wanted to start working on our version of it immediately. What’s an Eelume? A robotic eel that lives permanently under the ocean.
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Continue reading Robotic Eels Take Care of Undersea Pipelines
Although autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are electrically-powered, they’re typically launched from fuel-burning surface support vessels. A new system is being designed to replace those ships with more environmentally-friendly wave-powered underwa… Continue reading Wave-powered AUV stations could replace crewed support ships
We often think of submarines as fairly complex pieces of machinery, and for good reason. Keeping the electronics watertight can naturally be quite difficult, and maintaining neutral buoyancy while traveling underwater is a considerable engineering challenge. But it turns out that if you’re willing to skip out on those fairly …read more
Continue reading Mini RC Helicopter Becomes Even Smaller Submarine