DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBOTIC VEHICLE FOR UNDERWATER EXPLORATION

A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS AT WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION, LED BY PRINCIPLE ENGINER ANDY BOWEN, IS WORKING TO DEVELOP REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES THAT WILL ALLOW US TO EXPLORE POLAR SEAS AND ICE-COVERED OVEAN INVIRONMENTS.

WHY ARE WE EXCITED???

 BOWEN TELLS THAT WORKS IN THE AREA OF POLAR ROV’S IS PARTICULARLY TIMELY BECAUSE IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO “CONSTRUCT SYSTEMS CAPABLE OF DOING NEW YPES OF WORK UNDER THE POLAR ICE CAPS, IN PARTICULAR UNDER FIXED ICE GLACIESR LIKE IN AREAS LIKE ANTARTICA AND GREENLAND, WHICH ARE THE AUBJECT OF SIGNIFICANT SCIENTIFIC INTEREST DUE TO CHANGE IN CLIMATE AND SEA LEVEL.”

FOUNDED BY: NSF (US)