Abstract Purpose of Review This review provides an overview of the current state of the art in
Underwater Human-Robot Interaction (U-HRI), which is an area that is quite different from …

Underwater exploration and monitoring are particularly challenging for the absence of GPS,
limited communications, high hydrodynamic pressure and harsh environmental conditions …

Despite the popularity of the buddy system, where a pair of divers look out for each other,
scuba diving still poses significant risks with 15–30 deaths per 100 000 divers per year. In …

This letter presents a precise navigation technique for a scuba diver using an autonomous
underwater vehicle (AUV) as a positioning aid. We develop and evaluate the state …

Underwater cultural heritage sites are subject to constant change, whether due to natural
forces such as sediments, waves, currents or human intervention. Until a few decades ago …

Soft robots, devices with deformable bodies and powered by soft actuators, may fill a hitherto
unexplored niche in outer space. All space-bound payloads are heavily limited in terms of …

Diving operations are inherently complex due to navigation and communication limitations.
Until recently, fixed-beacon acoustic localization techniques have served as the primary …

Plitvice Lakes National Park is the largest national park in Croatia and also the oldest from
1949. It was added to the UNESCO World Natural Heritage List in 1979, due to the unique …

The underwater environment is among Earth's most challenging domains, where failures
incur elevated risks and costs for both technology and human endeavors. As a …

According to Martec's Law, technology is evolving exponentially, while organizations are
evolving logarithmically. These two trends present unprecedent challenges to the …