UD students map Severn River bottom with underwater robot

A group of University of Delaware robotics students recently used an underwater robot to create a map of the Severn River floor for the U.S. Naval Academy, according to the Cape Gazette.
The robot is one of the university’s 13 used for underwater research, and such robots are being developed to prevent risking divers’ lives in certain investigations.
On a nine-hour adventure, students used the robot’s sonar technology and live camera feed to create high-resolution maps of the river floor, which will be used to analyze sediment shifts.
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