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What is the story behind this new robot?
Mesobot is designed to let scientists observe the twilight zone by autonomously tracking individual animals for hours or even days…
Read MoreWhat’s it like in a submersible?
It is hard to describe what it’s like to physically travel down to the twilight zone. Both Heidi Sosik, senior…
Read MoreThe Expedition Begins
[aigpl-gallery id=”960″] On the second day of their 15-day expedition to explore the ocean twilight zone aboard NOAA Ship Henry…
Read MoreOnce More Into the Twilight Zone
On July 25, scientists embarked on the 2019 Ocean Twilight Zone expedition aboard NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow. A team…
Read MoreMesobot Dives into the Twilight Zone for the First Time
The newly developed deep sea robot, Mesobot, dove down to 300m for the first time last week during a successful test and evaluation cruise off Monterey Bay. Mesobot is designed to let scientists observe the twilight zone by autonomously tracking individual animals for hours or even days without disturbing the environment or disrupting their behavior.
Read MoreEntering the Ocean Twilight Zone with Heidi Sosik
It is hard to describe what it’s like to physically travel down to the twilight zone. In addition to extraordinary…
Read MoreMesobot Frame Assemble Timelapse
Like its cousin vehicle, the Deep-See, Mesobot will explore the deep, dim waters of the ocean twilight zone, hundreds to…
Read MoreMesobot, Follow that Jellyfish! New robot will track animals in the ocean twilight zone
The idea for the Mesobot sprang from a somewhat tongue-in-cheek request. Dana Yoerger, a scientist and engineer at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, was having a chat with his WHOI colleague Larry Madin—a marine biologist. Madin spent much of his career scuba diving to get close to his research subjects: gelatinous animals such as jellyfish and salps.
Read MoreA MINION’s-eye View of Marine Snow
A MINION’s-eye View of Marine Snow from Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst. on Vimeo.
Read MoreRound Up the Unusual Suspects: DNA forensics identifies unknown deep-sea organisms
Annette Govindarajan is a kind of marine detective. She tracks down animals living in different parts of the ocean. For her, the largely unexplored ocean twilight zone—the vast, dimly lit region 650 to 3,280 feet (200 to 1,000 meters) below the surface—still harbors many species yet to be discovered and identified.
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