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Flying, diving drones trial to automate Great Barrier Reef surveys

Researchers from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) have this week returned from a 10 day mission on the Research Vessel Cape Ferguson during which they trialed the use of underwater and aerial drones to run automated surveys of the Great Barrier Reef.
The surfing robot helping to save the Great Barrier Reef

An autonomous floating robot packed with sensors has been deployed to monitor the waters surrounding the Great Barrier Reef.

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