The worldwide demands for high protein seafood are growing rapidly. Through robots
instead of divers completing the capture will not only reduce the cost, but also improve the …

While commercially available AUVs are routinely used in survey missions, a new set of
applications exist which clearly demand intervention capabilities. The maintenance of …

This paper outlines the specifications and basic design approach taken on the development
of the Girona 500, an autonomous underwater vehicle whose most remarkable characteristic …

The oceans are a hostile environment, and gathering information on deep-sea life and the
seabed is incredibly difficult. Autonomous underwater vehicles are robot submarines that …

Deploying robots to explore venues that are inaccessible to humans, or simply inhospitable,
has been a longstanding ambition of scientists, engineers, and explorers across numerous …

The power supply for unmanned underwater vehicles has been an important research point
since the vehicles were invented. The power systems and environmental energy …

An Intervention-AUV (or I-AUV), is a hover capable AUV whose primary role is direct contact
with subsea structures for measurement or physical manipulation of components. The aim of …

Abstract The NTNU Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems (NTNU AMOS)
is as a ten-year research program, 2013-2022, addressing research challenges related to …

Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are routinely used to survey areas of interest in
seas and oceans all over the world. However, those operations requiring intervention …

A new underwater robot arm was developed through intensive cooperation between
different academic institutions and an industrial company. The manipulator, which was …