The inspiration for the design is derived from papillae, a group of tiny muscles used by octopuses to change their movement ...

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 ...

The SeaPerch program trains educators to assist students in building underwater remote-operated vehicles, or ROVs. Students follow a curriculum that teaches basic engineering and science concepts ...

University of Iowa researchers have reported a key advance in the ease of flow and maneuverability for underwater vehicles.

Seoul National University of Science and Technology has mimicked the tiny feet of starfish to make tiny grippers for underwater ‘soft’ robots.

Additionally, advancements in soft robotics and biohybrid actuation may lead to robots that seamlessly adapt to varying underwater conditions, mimicking marine organisms with unprecedented fluidity.

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

A remotely operated underwater robot built by a team of Rice University engineering students pioneers a new way to control buoyancy via water-splitting fuel cells.