If you're setting out to build an underwater robot that's speedy, maneuverable and versatile, why not just copy what already ...

Autonomous underwater robots, such as ocean gliders, can autonomously navigate the ocean for several weeks. Their sensors ...

"Underwater robots in general are very hard, and this is just the first in a series of designs we'd have to work through to prepare for a trip to an ocean world. But it's proof that we can build ...

Underwater robots, combined with simple instruments from 100 years ago, are helping researchers unlock the secrets of ...

Extraterrestrial Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (Exo-AUVs), could travel through the ice, analyze the ocean, and help find alien life.

Research and development is underway to create robots that can hunt for signs of life in the vast oceans that exist under the thick ice shells of bodies like Europa.

Earth is an ocean planet, with over 70 percent of its surface covered in seas. With deep-sea robots, scientists regularly reveal new insights into the most mysterious realms of these expansive waters.

A group of 20 scientists from New Zealand - and abroad - are about to head to the bottom of the world to study the impacts of ...