Remote Underwater Exploration
Interesting marine and robotic educational facts
Scientists aboard Falcor, using the ROV SUBastian, have discovered more than 30 new species and recorded never-before-seen marine animals while exploring Niglaoo Canyons, off the coast of Western Australia. Amazing footage of creatures that really defy the imagination!
These clips showcase fragile glass sponge gardens, ancient geological structures, tiny colonies, and a massive (glowing) squid – well worth watching.
We love this story! Students in a Build18 contest at Carnegie Mellon University built a robotic fish tank. Its inhabitant, a goldfish, controls the speed and direction of the robotic tank by swimming around. The tank then moves in the same direction as the fish:
We have seen some amazing reefs along the South Coast of NSW so aren’t all that surprised that coral reefs are growing in Sydney Harbour. Still, very exciting to learn more about what is in our own backyard!
Full article: ABC Radio Sydney 13sep19h
YouTube: Tropical Reef in Sydney?
Check out the incredible daily live video feeds from the Schmidt Ocean Institute‘s ROV SuBastian while exploring Bremer Bay canyon off Western Australia and collecting samples at depths of 800m to 3000m:
Researchers from Macquarie University have found that reef manta rays make friends and have social communities. There is so much we don’t know about marine life…