Deep-Sea Diver

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This underwater robot, called Sentry , can dive up to 5000 meters below the surface and autonomously map the seafloor for 18 hours at a time. On its first voyages, in July and August, it mapped an area off the coast of the northwestern United States to scout ideal locations for underwater laboratories [see ”Neptune Rising,” IEEE Spectrum, November 2005].

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