World-leading research will allow the nation to capitalise on the robotic age of Antarctic exploration. The $24 million Antarctic Gateway Partnership, launched by the Australian Government in November 2014, includes $7.5 million to establish a marine technology hub to build next-generation hybrid autonomous vehicles capable of exploring hundreds of kilometres under metres-thick ice. Leading this research and development is AMC’s autonomous underwater vehicle and fluid mechanics expert Dr Alex Forrest. “Tasmania has a real critical mass in terms of Antarctic research, robotic or otherwise, that we are capitalising on through this project,” he said.
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:00:01 +0000
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