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Robots working 6,000 meters below sea level

MercoPress, a news agency based in Uruguay, reports that German engineers are using an aquatic robot able to work 6,000 meters below sea level. This remotely operated vehicle ROV, dubbed Kiel-6000, is operated by the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences from the University of Kiel. The robot weighs 3.5 tons...

Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Remotely Operated Vehicle, Kiel-6000, Colin Devey, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-06-17

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Robot submarine to dive deep in the Caribbean

According to BBC News, a new UK autonomous underwater vehicle AUV, Autosub6000, will soon start to explore the world's deepest undersea volcanoes located in the Caribbean. Autosub6000 has a range of up to 1,000 kilometers and has a maximum operating depth of 6,000 meters. It is 5.5 meters long, has...

Tags: researcher, meter, british broadcasting corp., species, autosub6000, nocs, robots, engineering, emerging technologies, roland piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-08-10

Military robots from 2007 to 2032

A new report from the U.S. Department of Defense DoD looks at the future of military's unmanned systems over the next 25 years. This 188-page report covers air-, land- and sea-based unmanned technology from 2007 to 2032. The long document notes that drone aircraft and ground-based robots have already proved...

Tags: Adobe PDF, Robot, U.S. Department Of Defense, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-12-24

A truly globetrotter robot

A British robotic submarine, Isis, has a very busy schedule these days. Last January, it was taking a 3-week Antarctic dive. In May, it was exploring a giant canyon just off the coast of Portugal. Its next mission will be the exploration of the Whittard Canyon, another deep submarine valley,...

Tags: Science &, Nature, Robotics, Engineering &, Innovation

Blog posts 2007-06-20

What's growing at the bottom of Crater Lake?

Rover vehicles set to search the bottom of Crater LakeScientists are setting out this month to answer some questions concerning the large growth of moss at the bottom of Crater Lake in Oregon. CNET News.com's Vincent Tremblay reports that a remotely operated vehicle system will be used to gather video...

Tags: Crater Lake

Videos 2006-08-14