When you try hard things, they might not always go according to plan. But we learn, we build stretchers out of drift wood and we study the data. Then we innovate and try again. #oceanography #robots

Stella the #auv is launched for testing bottom mapping accuracy for future benthic surveys in wind farm areas, hard to reach places and anywhere you need to go. We define long range as 2-4 weeks- that’s autonomy!

Working late tonight. Building the next generation of ocean engineers & innovation is an extracurricular activity. #future

Up early for the LRAUV Polaris recovery. This vehicle is a product of @MBARI_News craft and passion for science. We are so thrilled to collaborate and build on this groundbreaking tech. While most #AUVs spend more time out of the water, this 24/7 workhorse goes for 2 weeks.

In between CTD casts, pHD student Adrian Silver has been making Scibotics lab logos to try out! Anyone have any opinions?

Our AUV lineup is ready to go as we embark on #OperationSalty to find and map out salinity intrusions fronts. @WHOI

Follow along on our latest expedition #OperationSalty as we depart on the R/V Endeavor to deploy a fleet of AUVs to survey the shelfbreak #NSFFunded @WHOI

Our summer highlight was a journey to the Arctic where we hit good weather just before the worst storm hit the north slope in more then 100 years. High latitude testing of oil spill response success! Special thanks to Craig Tweedie for hosting us! @WHOI @MBARI_News @dhsscitech

Welcome Owen Cesarano- Scibotics Lab’s newest engineer. Owen’s first week on the job was participating in an Arctic expedition running an AUV to test underice oil spill response and mapping! @WHOI

We are in the #Arctic working with an amazing team to test #polarisunderice for rapid response using a full science payload, & a best in class AUV known as LRAUV. We are simulating an oil spill under ice and sending data in real time back to shore. @WHOI @MBARI_News @dhsscitech

Testing Stella for the first time in open water! Mapping capabilities for sea floor and under-ice environments!

You’re going to need a bigger boat, or in this case #SharkCam. Deep Blue measures more 20 feet as she gives our friends in the tiny boat a salty shower. Planet Shark airs Saturday night on @NatGeo

We celebrated a new AUV in Scibotics as it went from schematics to machine shops, 3D printers, long nights and a villiage of people @WHOI and @MBARI_News to its first soak and now we have the newest robot 4 science we call Stella. @amylkukulya @adacalaska @USCG @dhsscitech