These underwater robots can see in 270 colours — and they could help save the Great Barrier Reef

Australian Institute of Marine Science

• Both aerial and underwater robots at sea are being tested to allow greater remote monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef.
• A hyperspectral camera attached to Blue ROV2 was used to capture images with more than 270 bands of colour.
• The researchers also launched large aerial drone off the research vessel RV Cape Ferguson.

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Researchers from the Australian Institute of Marine Science have been trialling aerial and underwater robots to monitor the Great Barrier Reef.

A modified Blue ROV2 (Remotely Operated Vehicle), with a dive capability of 100 metres, can lock-on and follow a transect line across a reef, which is usually done by a team of divers, to monitor the health of a reef.

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