Friday, April 29, 2011

Hybrid, Robot, Underwater


A Hybrid Underwater Robot





Combining the best characteristics of earlier systems, researchers have built a new type of autonomous deep-ocean explorer that could revolutionize marine biology. A new type of underwater robot could be better at tracking marine organisms and measuring the physical and chemical properties of the ocean than previous robot designs. The vehicle, called Tethys and developed by the Monterey Bay ...

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Great white shark attack expert John McCosker

John McCosker, the chairman of aquatic biology at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, has documented 103 great white sharks attacks on humans in California and 12 fatalities since 1952, including the...

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