A team has shown that reinforcement learning -i.e., a neural network that learns the best action to perform at each moment based on a series of rewards- allows autonomous vehicles and underwater ...

Since its invention in the 1980s, 3D printing has steadily moved from research labs ...

With the advancement of ocean detection technology, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) have become an indispensable tool for exploring unknown underwater environments. However, existing sensors ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Over 120 Southeast Wisconsin kids are getting their hands dirty by building and operating underwater robots at the 5 th Annual Milwaukee Navy League Wisconsin Regional SeaPerch ...

Marine litter is a major environmental problem around the world. As part of the EU project SEACLEAR, a research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now developed an autonomous diving ...

Engineers have taught a simple submarine robot to take advantage of turbulent forces to propel itself through water. Small autonomous underwater vehicles, like the drones of the sea, could be very ...

Join us on Wednesday, February 5 at noon Pacific for the Underwater Robotics Hack Chat with Tony White! Almost anywhere you look, there’s a good chance you can see a robot at work. Whether they’re ...

From fire-breathers to sprinters, climbers and gymnasts, we've seen more than our fair share of impressive quadruped robots. Now the fourth-generation Honey Badger has added underwater walkies to the ...

(Nanowerk News) Scientists at the University of Southampton and University of Edinburgh have developed a flexible underwater robot that can propel itself through water in the same style as nature's ...

A new underwater robot can swim through the water with fins, and walk or crawl along the bottom when necessary. These capabilities could really give it a leg up – pun fully intended – at outperforming ...