In tests, CARL navigated a 1.5 m deep, 5 m long tank by riding vortex rings generated by a wall-mounted thruster, using just one-fifth of the energy required by conventional robot ...

CARL is an autonomous underwater vehicle designed by researchers Peter Gunnarson and John O. Dabiri, this robot uses vortex ...

He built the little guy for $5,000, relatively nothing in the robotics world. Bosworth will release the design plans soon. Written and produced by Carl Mueller Follow INSIDER on Facebook Follow ...

Researchers have developed a small underwater robot that moves more efficiently by using the energy in water currents. Instead of fighting against the flow, this robot “surfs” on water movements to ...