Ocean Patrol Robots

The Earth is covered by water and land constitutes just one fourth of the surface, yet human beings are no where near uncovering the secrets of the deep oceans than a couple of hundred years ago. The human body is much too fragile to endure the harsh environment of the underwater regions for long stretches of time. This limits the ability of human researchers to explore the depths of the ocean first hand in a detailed manner.

For the past few decades there has been considerable work done in the field of oceanology, but scientific research has received a real boost when the field or underwater robotics began to flourish. Researchers at the National University of Singapore are closer to creating underwater robotic creatures with a high degree of artificial intelligence.

The robotic turtles which were designed by NUS are among the most maneuverable robots that have been made available for ocean research. Soon they will be able to produce a whole swarm that can work autonomously together enabling ocean researchers to conduct science experiments that they could not even have dreamed about a decade ago. Perhaps this new breed of underwater robots will finally be able to patrol the ocean the way human beings have never been able to.