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Stanford builds humanoid submarine robot for 17th-century shipwreck

Original: How Stanford Built a Humanoid Submarine Robot to Explore a 17th-Century Shipwreck

Stanford researchers have developed a humanoid underwater robot designed to explore a 17th-century shipwreck. The machine, covered by IEEE Spectrum, is built to dive where human divers cannot safely operate, combining a humanoid form with submarine capabilities to examine and document the historic wreck site.

Why now: Interest in novel robotics being applied to underwater archaeology and historic exploration.

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