Oceanographers have mapped the seafloor and tracked endangered marine species for decades using autonomous underwater vehicles, or AUVs. But the ocean is a huge, constantly moving three-dimensional ...

Evan Budz used artificial intelligence (AI) to develop the autonomous bionic sea turtle robot for ecological monitoring. The ...

E van Budz, a 15-year-old from Ontario, Canada, is receiving global recognition for his invention: An autonomous bionic sea ...

MIAMI – Noaa has five new helpers in the Atlantic as the statistical peak of hurricane season happens, even with the ongoing lull in activity. The extra data from five small uncrewed surface vehicles ...

The deepest regions of the oceans still remain one of the least explored areas on Earth, despite their considerable scientific interest and the richness of lifeforms inhabiting them. Two reasons for ...

At last count, roughly 20% of the ocean floor has been mapped. The remaining portion adds up to around double the surface area of Mars. A number of firms out there are working to improve what we know ...

Science and Technology Daily. Chinese scientists have developed a new agile underwater robot named Sea Turtle, which has not ...

On April 20, 2010, the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded, burned, sank in the Gulf of Mexico and terrified the world. This horrific accident — recorded as the largest oil spill in history — ...

They’ve travelled more than 82,000 kilometres on over 100 missions, but the most notable expedition in 2020 for Dalhousie’s glider group was a trip over a Halifax harbour bridge to their brand new ...

A push to extract minerals from the depths of the Pacific Ocean is gaining momentum. Here is how it works and why it has become a global flashpoint.

Global militaries are increasingly looking to unmanned robots for supporting roles in over-the-shore operations.