Developer - Centre for Biorobotics at Tallinn
ARROWS (ARchaeological RObot systems for the World’s Seas) project
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Developer - Centre for Biorobotics at Tallinn
ARROWS (ARchaeological RObot systems for the World’s Seas) project
Article "Meet U-CAT, the robotic turtle that will help archaeologists investigate shipwrecks"
U-CAT was created by engineers in Estonia to dive to inaccessible places in shipwrecks that are too dangerous or deep for humans
The robot operates independently to inspect wrecks before resurfacing
Turtle is part of Science Museum’s festival celebrating 13 incredible animal robots from across Europe to showcase developments in biomimetics
Visitors can trek through the unnatural habitats of robots inspired by nature, interacting with creatures that swim, flap, and crawl
by Sarah Griffiths
November 29, 2013
https://youtu.be/WReXgV-oINU
U-CAT Underwater Robot
Published on May 22, 2014
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The Robot Safari Exhibition at the London Science Museum last November has seen the world premiere of the underwater robot U-CAT, a highly maneuverable robot turtle, designed from the Centre for Biorobotics at Tallin University of Technology as part of the ARROWS research project.
U-CAT's locomotion principle is similar to sea turtles. Independently driven four flippers make the robot highly maneuverable; it can swim forward and backward, up and down and turn on spot in all directions.
Maneuverability is a desirable feature when inspecting confined spaces such as shipwrecks. The robot carries an onboard camera and the video footage can be later used to reconstruct the underwater site.
https://youtu.be/8e7AH__G8SI
Estonia launches robot for underwater archaeology
Published on Jul 21, 2015
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A revolutionary underwater robot U-CAT has been invented by scientists in Estonia. The highly maneuverable robot turtle, designed to penetrate shipwrecks in archaeological projects, was developed by the biorobotics center of Tallinn University of Technology.