Image credit – CSIRO
here is another shot of the whole AUV
Image credit – CSIRO
supposedly it runs on linux. they are working on it so it can see the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish. They are working on mass production and they will cost about $24,000 each.
They talk about an innovative propulsion system. From the above it looks like thrusters with some sort of vertical thrusters for and aft.
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