Humans are working with robotics and AI to restore coral reefs at scale
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Published: 28 November 2025
AIMS and RRAP collaborators deploy the AI-powered Deployment Guidance System to place young corals across the Great Barrier Reef, combining marine robotics with decades of ecological knowledge.
Keywords: coral restoration, robotics, artificial intelligence, Great Barrier Reef, Deployment Guidance System, RRAP, reef recovery, marine technology
World's only undersea research lab is reshaping the future of ocean science
Florida International University
Published: 27 February 2026
FIU's Aquarius Reef Base partners with Tekmara to integrate AI, marine robotics, and real-time environmental monitoring, while planning a next-generation modular underwater habitat, Aquarius 2.
Keywords: undersea laboratory, Aquarius Reef Base, artificial intelligence, marine robotics, environmental monitoring, underwater habitat, coral reef, ocean technology
UD researchers explore hydrothermal vents and methane seeps using deep-sea submersibles
University of Delaware
Published: 3 March 2026
University of Delaware scientists used HOV Alvin, AUV Sentry, and ROV Jason to study hydrothermal vents on the East Pacific Rise and methane seeps on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, witnessing a rare underwater eruption.
Keywords: deep-sea exploration, hydrothermal vents, HOV Alvin, AUV Sentry, ROV Jason, East Pacific Rise, methane seeps, marine robotics
