Underwater Robotic Bomb Squads

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New autonomous robot technology helps identify dangerous limpet mines on a ship, saving humans from doing the dangerous job. Michigan Engineering Associate Professor Ryan Eustice has developed an autonomous robot that conducts optical real-time visual mapping and inspection of a ship's hull. This capability eliminates the need for human intervention and, consequently, dispenses any dangers that might be encountered. Furthermore, Eustice's autonomous robot does away with present day mapping and inspection methods, which are both time-consuming and imprecise. • About the Professor: Ryan Eustice (http://name.engin.umich.edu/people/ry...) is an associate professor in the departments of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Mechanical Engineering. He is also director of the Perceptual Robotics Laboratory at the University of Michigan. His research interests include simultaneous localization and mapping for mobile robotics using visual perception, underwater image registration and processing, underwater vehicle navigation, and autonomous underwater vehicles.

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