Underwater robot

A new underwater computer unites divers and robots under the sea. Meet four other cool robots in our special feature: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19467

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Science & Technology

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• robot
• technology
• sea
• dive

[HellsPlumber]

It's a normal tablet PC in a waterproof box.

[manicmads]

@CognosSquare They're testing to see if such a thing can work underwater. Then after seeing how it acted, they'd move on to making it a little more seaworthy.

[suther16]

this is the coolest robot i have ever seen!!!!

[EZtrollin]

looks like a swimming external harddrive

[AATTOOMMBBOOMMBB]

Normal robots can't. Robots of Poseidon could

[mrakmal911]

Nearly about to be Real steel!!

[achemachew]

@rangerdanger222 You didn't see the wire attached to the unit and controller?

[supermasterchief117]

thats pretty freaking cool :D

[LilyMichaelJackson]

oh no now we cant go under water ahhh people were gonna havesome trouble at the endof the world now !!!!!!!!!!!

[novacrystalas]

Just wait till they make the big ones with huge fins and weapons. There'll be underwater mining! Rare MINERALS. DAMN RIGHT.



[rangerdanger222]

How do they transmit information underwater radio waves?

[HellsPlumber]

@acomaco2 Not if the waterproof casing could withstand the pressure. They already make casings for things like that to give them the ability to be used underwater. Admittedly, not as deep but it's certainly possible.