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U-CAT Robotic Sea Turtle Set To Explore Shipwrecks

Posted by samzenpus on from the dive-time dept.

Zothecula writes "When was the last time you heard about a sea turtle getting stuck in a shipwreck? Never, that's when. Although that's partly because stuck turtles rarely make the news, it's also due to the fact that they're relatively small and highly maneuverable. With that in mind, the European Union-funded ARROWS project has created U-CAT – a prototype robotic sunken-ship-exploring sea turtle."

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  1. 4 Winged Jellyfish by SternisheFan · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Nature is so amazing, and continues to inspire us. For those who haven't seen the four winged jellyfish... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boxeUaFl3R8

  2. When? by Ralph+Spoilsport · · Score: 3, Interesting
    When was the last time you heard about a sea turtle getting stuck in a shipwreck? Never, that's when.

    When was the last time a sea turtle ever reported to a human that they were trapped in a shipwreck? Never, that's when, and that's why you've never heard about a sea turtle getting stuck in a shipwreck. It's not that it doesn't happen, its that it's never reported due do the fact that turtles and people don't speak the same language...

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