A Requiem for ABE
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By , on March 14th, 2010 4 comments   Vessels and Equipment   , , ,  

It is with great sadness and a heavy we report on the loss of the Autonomous Benthic Explorer (affectionately known as ABE). It was lost at sea last week during a research expedition to the Chilean Subduction Zone as part of the INSPIRE expedition (INternational Southeast Pacific Investigation of Reducing Environments). I’ve known about . . . → Read More: A Requiem for ABE

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And speaking of autonomous underwater robots…
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By , on September 15th, 2009 Leave a comment   New Research, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , ,  

how about this little gem from (video) the US Office of Naval Research. ONR recently conducted tests with a developmental ship hull grooming robot, called the Robotic Hull Bio-inspired Underwater Grooming (HULL BUG) tool. The HULL BUG is similar in concept to a autonomous robotic home vacuum cleaner or lawn mower and incorporates the use . . . → Read More: And speaking of autonomous underwater robots…

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Deep-Sea Transformer Sets Record
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By , on June 10th, 2009 3 comments   Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , , , , , , ,  

At the beginning of May we discussed Nereus, the new $5 million hybrid-transformer-multipurpose-all knowing-swiss army knife of deep-sea research from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. The autonomous vehicle can switch between an autonomous underwater vehicle (unteathered to the surface) to a remote operated vehicle (tethered) depending on the mission. At that time, the goal was . . . → Read More: Deep-Sea Transformer Sets Record

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