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Robot swarms will explore the waterways of Venice | Fox News
Forget the gondola – researchers have found a new way to see Venice. An international team of scientists is planning to explore the waterways beneath the historic city with swarms of autonomous underwater robots.
Hallie Siegel’s insight:
Check out the article http://robohub.org/autonomous-underwater-system-for-monitoring-health-of-venice-lagoon-demos-at-expo-2015/ on Robohub from Thomas Schmikl (you’ll know him from the CoCoRo video series. ;)
Hallie Siegel
robotics editor-at-large
Hallie Siegel
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