MATE Celebrating 20 years!

“I’m thrilled to be celebrating our 20th World Championship! What started as a workforce development program for the marine industry has evolved into a workforce development program for our planet, one that empowers students to work collaboratively and creatively to address issues — from mitigating climate change to feeding our growing global population — that impact us all,” said Jill Zande, president and executive director of MATE Inspiration for Innovation (MATE II) and one of the competition founders.

Articles: AZORobotics 22jun22

AI for Fifish ROV

QYSEA has just announced QYSEA’s Vision Lock function – a unique and intuitive feature encompassed within the FIFISH AI Platform system. With Vision Lock, the FIFISH achieves a real-time and automatic visual lock of subjects with its camera system. In addition, Vision Lock utilises adaptive capabilities to re-adjust and secure its position against currents, while being able to lock onto targets through various gesture controls and simple touches, all through your device screen.

Simply update your FIFISH App and start enjoying the benefits today

Articles at: Yahoo Finance 08jun22 and Offshore Mag 11jun22

World’s Largest Plant – An Australian Seagrass!

It is so exciting to see new underwater discoveries! And imagine finding out that a large seagrass meadow is actually a single plant covering ~200 square kilometers?!?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/science/clone-seagrass-australia.html?smid=wa-share
The New York Times 31may22: The World’s Largest Plant Is a Self-Cloning Sea Grass in Australia

Full articles at: NYTimes 31may22, or Royal Society Publishing 01jun22 or ABCNews/Science 01jun22