CSIRO's Nick Hardman-Mountford with a BioArgo robotic float
The journey has only just begun, but there has already been significant coverage of the interesting survey trip underway in the Indian Ocean. Here is round-up of media coverage as our crew sets sail on the first day of their journey.
Floating bio-robots will study the depths of the Indian Ocean
Voyage partners from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) will for the first time be using BioArgo robotic flats to study the Indian Ocean. The four floating bio-robots will be deployed during this Nansen voyage (between Christmas Island and Madagascar). The robotic floats can reach a depth of 2000 metres and will transmit data via satellite to researchers in real time.
Scientists will release robots next week that can dive to 2,000 metres to gather previously unattainable information from the Indian Ocean
The Guardian 25 June 2015
Indroyono Soesilo, Coordinating Minister of the Ministry for Maritime Affairs, Republic of Indonesia speaking to Indonesian journalists
The launch reception was well attended by Indonesia media, who also spoke with the Indonesian ministers on hand, and took a tour of the research vessel.
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