The BIOSwimmer is an unmanned underwater vehicle designed after the tuna and increased underwater mobility. In addition to harbor patrol, Boston Engineering hopes to eventually devlop a commercial version for the oil-shipping industry.

Director Mike Rufo: “It’s designed to support a variety of tactical missions and with its interchangeable sensor payloads and reconfigurable Operator Controls, can be optimized on a per-mission basis”.

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