Video: Plying the Depths of the Ocean

Undersea and surface drones work autonomously to explore, investigate, and work in difficult marine environments.

Remote underwater vehicles and their cousins, autonomous underwater vehicles, are maturing and being used for a wider variety of oceanic tasks. They can work deeper and across larger expanses than before. Surface-going drones complement their work, sailing autonomously from waypoint to waypoint and through hurricane-force wind and waves.