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Mesobot

Field Notes: Testing Mesobot in Seawater

By David Levin | March 11, 2021
Engineers Dana Yoerger, Evan Kovacs, Jordan Stanway, and Frederick Marin troubleshoot a puzzling issue with in Mesobot’s thrusters. The problem only appeared once the vehicle came into contact with saltwater.

Dispatches from Bermuda By Tuesday, March 10,  OTZ engineers had Mesobot working properly on land, which meant it was time…

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Field Notes: A Tour of Mesobot’s Guts

By David Levin | March 10, 2021
Engineer Jordan Stanway troubleshoots a problem in one of Mesobot's motors.

Dispatches from Bermuda Getting Mesobot ready for a dip in the water is no easy feat.  Designed to follow a…

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Fieldwork Starts in Bermuda

By David Levin | March 1, 2021

OTZ scientists have arrived at Station B, a new research station in Bermuda meant for rapid ocean technology development, which…

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Field Notes: Bermuda Or Bust

By David Levin | February 19, 2021

The R/V Catapult passes the Statue of Liberty on its way to Elizabeth, New Jersey, with the snow-covered Mesobot stowed…

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Exploring Deepwater Ecosystems with eDNA

By Johnny Willy | June 1, 2020
Exploring Deepwater Ecosystems

Between September 23-27, 2019, a team of ocean scientists and engineers from WHOI and Lehigh University used NOAA’s research vessel…

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Deploying an ocean robot VR 360˚ | Mesobot

By Johnny Willy | April 8, 2020
Mesobot in a test tank

You’re on deck to experience the launch of the autonomous underwater vehicle Mesobot from the research vessel Neil Armstrong to…

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Jellies of the Twilight Zone

By Johnny Willy | November 7, 2019
Jellies of the Twilight Zone

Jellyfish have lived on earth more than 600 million years, and boast a diverse evolutionary history. Most jellyfish species live…

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Mesobot: Following Life in the Twilight Zone

By Ken Kostel | August 21, 2019
Mesobot night deployment

  Mesobot is a brand new underwater vehicle designed to reveal what lives in the ocean’s twilight zone. Mesobot can…

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Mesobot: Following life in the Twilight Zone

By Johnny Willy | August 21, 2019
Mesobot

Mesobot is a brand new underwater vehicle designed to reveal what lives in the ocean’s twilight zone. Mesobot can follow…

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What is the story behind this new robot?

By Johnny Willy | July 31, 2019
Mesobot in a test tank

Mesobot is designed to let scientists observe the twilight zone by autonomously tracking individual animals for hours or even days…

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