"The problem is that we're in a boat." That's part of the answer that Professor Christopher Lowe gave me when I asked him about why he needs a shark tracking robot. Lowe heads the Sharklab at ...

When you think of tracked robots, you might think of bomb disposal robots or others used in military applications. You probably haven’t seen anything quite like this, however—it’s a “reconfigurable ...

Deep beneath the ocean surface, sperm whales swim through the dark waters, clicking to each other in bursts of sound that can ...

By Marta Serafinko May 1 (Reuters) - Deep beneath the ocean surface, sperm whales swim through the dark waters, clicking to ...

Okayama University researchers in collaboration with industrial partners have developed an innovative underwater robot incorporating intelligent three-dimensional object recognition CCD technology for ...

Scientists can now track sperm whale conversations with an underwater robot. Sperm whales swim in dark waters and communicate ...

Tracking megafauna like sharks and wolves is easy. You just slap a collar on their neck (or bolt a transmitter to their fin) and wait for the data to roll in. Tracking itty-bitty marine creatures like ...

[Ladvien] has figured an inexpensive way to control a robot from a remote PC with a static webcam. Inspired by swarming robot videos such as those from the UPENN Grasp lab, [Ladvien] wanted to build ...