Aqua, a six-flippered submersible robot created by a team of scientists from Canadian universities, is put to the test in the waters of the Barbados Islands. Being equipped with flippers, instead of jets or propellers, allows the robot to stay quietly in one place under the sea without disturbing fragile marine life.
Aqua Robotic Field Trials
A team of scientists created a six-flippered submersible robot called Aqua which can swim, dive, walk and stand nearly motionless on the bottom of the sea floor without disturbing fragile reef life (QuickTime video, 23 seconds).
