Massive manta rays and other pelagic ray species tend to hover near the ocean surface using a flapping motion. Benthic rays, ...

Using robotic fins, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have learned how stingrays ...

Using robotic fins, researchers at the University of California, Riverside have learned how stingrays are able to swim with ...

Underwater robots face many challenges before they can truly master the deep, such as stability in choppy currents. A new ...

The latest triumph in ocean technology comes from a small, rugged machine that slipped beneath Antarctic ice into a part of the planet no human has ever seen, gathered a torrent of data, and then did ...

Sound waves do far more than carry music or voices. In science and engineering, they help map the seafloor, monitor earthquakes, guide submarines, and even shatter kidney stones inside the human body.

Researchers have succeeded in developing the smallest fully autonomous robot in history. It measures less than 1 millimeter and can swim underwater for months powered only by light.

It’s not rocket science, but building an underwater robot in a week is a big challenge that Arizona high schoolers will face next week during Arizona State University’s underwater robotics camp. The ...

For Christine Dennison and Tim Taylor, pioneering ocean explorers and power couple in the world of underwater exploration, OTIS is more than just a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). It’s a labor of ...

When Jonas Wüst first met rescue divers in Switzerland, what struck him wasn’t their courage, it was how much danger still defined their work. “We realized how outdated it all was,” he recalls.

The field of underwater robotics has witnessed rapid progress with the integration of electric sensing technologies, drawing inspiration from the electrolocation abilities of weakly electric fish. By ...