AQUA2, a robot that can maneuver both on land as well as on water was recently seen at the G8/G20 summit's international media centre. Brainchild of Dr. Gregory Dudek and PhD candidates Junaed Sattar and Anqi Xu of McGill University's School of Computer Science in Montreal, Canada, this six-legged amphibious robot is battery powered. It functions by using two battery packs that provides 5 hours of total operation time.
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The autonomous underwater vehicle is part of the aqua project under which science and technologies will be explored for the interpretation of underwater video footage, the identification of underwater features, human-robot interaction, the modeling of 3D scenes using vision and acoustics, vehicle control, position estimation and mechanical design.
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This lightweight and portable robot has an operating range from the shoreline to 100 feet, but has already been tested to a depth of 120 feet. It comes with a self-contained operator control unit that allows the vehicle to be operated using an optical fiber tether. Ideal for environmental inspection and reclamation, aquaculture and national defense, the AQUA2 poses no danger to humans or sea life and can land or take-off with minimal impact.
Via: Designboom
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