COTSbot, underwater robot, Institute for Future Environments, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

https://youtu.be/OEy_-gU8mxw

Reef Rangerbot becomes 'LarvalBot' to spread coral babies

Published on Oct 31, 2018

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Meet LarvalBot our new undersea robot giving nature a helping hand for November 2018's coral spawning on the Great Barrier Reef.
A key element of the winning project in the Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s Out of the Blue Box Reef Innovation Challenge supported by The Tiffany & Co. Foundation.

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https://youtu.be/D1qtR2OAVDM

QUT's LarvalBot makes first delivery of coral babies

Published on Dec 12, 2018

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In a world first, an undersea robot has dispersed microscopic baby corals (coral larvae) to help scientists working to repopulate parts of the Great Barrier Reef during this year’s mass coral spawning event.

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