Public Release: 8-Mar-2018
Self-driving robots collect water samples to create snapshots of ocean microbes
IMAGE: A long-range autonomous underwater vehicle carrying an environmental sample processor cruises beneath the surface during field trials in Hawaii. view more
HONOLULU, HI - For the first time, scientists from the University of Hawai'i at MÄnoa (UH MÄnoa) and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) will deploy a small fleet of long-range autonomous underwater vehicles (LRAUVs) that have the ability to collect and archive seawater samples automatically. These new robots will allow researchers to track and study ocean microbes in unprecedented detail.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-03/mbar-sr030718.php
