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Underwater robot with unique undulating fin drive. The marine planarian, cuttlefish and Nile perch have one thing in common: in order to propel themselves, they use their fins to generate a continuous wave, which advances along their entire length. With this so-called undulating fin movement, the BionicFinWave also maneuvers through a pipe system made of
U.S. Navy unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) experts needed a special buoy to house and control surveillance UUVs designed to determine the depth and underwater topography of rivers and inland waters. They found their solution from Hydronalix Inc. in Green Valley, Ariz. Officials of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division in Lakehurst, N.J., announced plans
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has developed Israel”s first autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The robotic “HydroCamel II” will be commercially available for use in the military, security, and oil and gas sectors, as well as in environmental applications and marine research. “The autonomous HydroCamel II integrates state-of-the-art technologies, including high-level maneuvering in six degrees of