Along with building sports cars, Aston Martin has been busying itself designing a cutting-edge submarine. Now that the design phase has given way to the production phase, Aston Martin and Triton Submarines have a few details to share.
Continue Reading
When it comes to underwater robots, there are two kinds – Autonomous Underwater Vehicles that gather data while cruising along by themselves, and Remotely Operated Vehicles that perform tasks while being controlled in real time. Houston Mechatronics is combining them, in the form of the Aquanaut.
Continue Reading
At least half of the oxygen in our atmosphere is created by ocean microbes, which also form the basis of marine food webs that support global fisheries. Scientists are now attempting to better understand the microorganisms, utilizing a new type of autonomous underwater vehicle.
Continue Reading
We’re increasingly seeing drones that cross over between sea and sky. Now engineers from North Carolina State University have developed the EagleRay XAV, an amphibious fixed-wing drone that can fly above or dive below the waves as needed.
Continue Reading
Saturn’s moon Titan is very Earth-like, with lakes and oceans, but instead of water, those seas are composed of liquid methane and ethane. Now, scientists at NASA and WSU have recreated that alien ocean in the lab, to test out designs for submarines that may one day dive into the Titanic depths.
Continue Reading
If you've ever wanted to explore the underwater world using your own ROV (remotely-operated vehicle), there are now a number of consumer models in the works. The Sibiu Nano is one of the most recent to hit the scene, and it's being made with the do-it-yourselfer in mind.
Continue Reading
After 103 years, a robotic submarine has found the wreck of Australia's first submarine, HMAS-AE1, off the coast of the Duke of York Island group in Papua New Guinea using an advanced side-scan sonar system in a joint exercise by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and civilian search teams.
Continue Reading
There was a time when consumer underwater drones were rarely heard of, but there are now a fair number that are in various stages of production. One of the latest to ping our sonar is the 4K-shooting FiFish P3, from Chinese/Taiwanese company Qysea.
Continue Reading
In the world of underwater robotic vehicles, there are basically two kinds: Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). Aquabotix has recently combined the two in one device, with the release of the Integra AUV/ROV.
Continue Reading
We've featured a fair number of underwater drones over the past few years, and they're pretty much all remotely-controlled by their shore-based users. Allec, however, is different. It CAN be piloted via remote control, but it can also perform its own autonomous missions.
Continue Reading
See the stories that matter in your inbox every morning