Scientists have designed underwater robots to study ice melt patterns beneath Antarctic ice shelves. They tested the robots in the Arctic Ocean. The post Underwater robots to explore beneath Antarctic ice first appeared on EarthSky.

The small tubular robots can join together to form colonies similar to salps.

Australia's ReefWorks brings autonomous marine systems out of the lab

A model for autonomous underwater robots could help them navigate previously-unexplored waters

Hydrus is designed to be more like a DJI quadcopter than a submarine

The robot could more easily study delicate underwater environments

The hidden waters of Enceladus and Europa could one day be plied by tiny aquatic explorers.

Specialized planes and vessels are scouring the ocean for the sub, which had been on an expedition to visit the wreckage of the Titanic.

An underwater robot prototype might eventually help pluck important metals from the ocean floor.

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MIT researchers developed a new approach to building deformable underwater robots, using simple repeating substructures. The team demonstrated the new system in two different example configurations, one like an eel and the other a wing-like hydrofoil.

MBARI's remotely operated vehicles captured extraordinary creatures that you've never seen before.

A recent, alleged Baltic Sea sabotage highlights the system's fragility

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System could be used to guide underwater or underground robots.

Underwater robots are set to be deployed to help locate oil and determine the spill's impact

The submersible is accompanied by other underwater robots as it heads off into the cold, dark underbelly of the Thwaites Glacier.

The discovery was made possible by employing various technologies such as a mass surveillance system, modern sonar hardware, robots, and an unmanned underwater vehicle.