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www.seadiscovery.com Vol. 56 No. 1 ISSN 1559-7415USPS# 023-276118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271Marine Technology Reporter ISSN 1559-7415 is published monthly except for February, August, and December by New Wave Media, 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010-2915. Periodicals Postage at New York, NY and additional mailing ofÞ ces. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Maritime Activity / New Wave Media, 850 Montauk Hwy., #867, Bayport, NY 11705 Postmaster send notiÞ cation (Form 3579) regarding undeliverable magazines to Mari-time Activity / New Wave Media, 850 Montauk Hwy., #867 Bayport, NY 11705 Publishers are not responsible for the safekeeping or return of editorial material. © 2013 New Wave Media. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publishers. Subscription: To subscribe please visit www.seadiscovery.com/subscribe MemberEditorial www.seadiscovery.com NEW YORK118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 Tel: (212) 477-6700; Fax: (212) 254-6271 FLORIDA215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435Tel: (561) 732-4368; Fax: (561) 732-6984 PUBLISHER John C. [email protected] Publisher & EditorGregory R. Trauthwein [email protected] Editors Capt. Edward Lundquist, USN (Ret.) Rhonda Moniz  Claudio PaschoaProduction ManagerIrina Tabakina [email protected] & Graphic DesignNicole Ventimiglia [email protected] Administration & OfÞ ce Manager Rhoda [email protected] & Event Coordinator Michelle Howard [email protected], Accounting Services Rhoda Morgan [email protected], Public Relations Mark [email protected], Marketing Jocelyn [email protected], Information Technology Services Vladimir [email protected] Kathleen [email protected] Vice President, Sales and MarketingRob [email protected]: (561) 732-4368  Fax: (561) 732-6984 Advertising Sales Manager Lucia M. [email protected]: (212) 477-6700  Fax: (212) 254-6271 Mike [email protected]: (561) 733-2477  Fax: (561) 732-9670 JapanKatsuhiro Ishii  amskatsu@ dream.comTel: +81 3 5691 3335  Fax: + 81 3 5691 3336 Gregory R. Trauthwein, Associate Publisher & Editor of Marine Technology Reporter. Email: [email protected] Undoubtedly the ?Vehicles? edition is one of my perennial favorites, as it affords us the extra pages to take a more intensive look behind the scenes at some of the amazing advances being logged in the design, construction and out t of ROVs, AUVs, UUV and USVs from around the world. And while a number of the challenges remain the same, you can be sure that advances are plentiful. Coverage starts with our dramatic cover shot from Fugro Survey Ltd., perhaps a cover image that strikes some of you odd given the focus of the edition is vehicles. But considering that it was gathered by Fugro Survey offshore West Africa utilizing a modern Kongsberg AUV, the editorial & art staff together thought it a perfect image to highlight the tremendous emerging capabilities of subsea robots.Manned or Unmanned; Tethered or Autonomous; Powered by machine, wave or wind: Regardless of the choice, submersible vehicles have been and remain the plat- form to work underwater, from observation and discovery to coastal and vital offshore asset defense to heavy duty construction and maintenance. The challenges today are not much different than yesterday: there is a steady drumbeat towards remov- ing people from the water, particularly from high-risk jobs, and toward an increased level of autonomy, with the main challenge remaining density and durability of power source. The use of robotic solutions on land and in the air have made great strides in recent years, particularly in military applications, and it can be assumed that similar moves on and below the water are in the works as well. In a continuation of our ?Innovators? series, this month we pro le a ubiquitous  gure in engineering lore, MIT professor Harold Eugene ?Doc? Edgerton. Many of you are probably well familiar with the legacy of Doc Edgerton to this industry, but reading through Rhonda Moniz?s interview with Dr. Kim Vandiver, the Director of the Edgerton Center at MIT and someone who worked with Edgerton as a graduate student in the early 1970s, perhaps you will learn something new. Image: Fugro Survey January/February 2013 6 MTRMTR #1 (1-17).indd 6MTR #1 (1-17).indd 61/31/2013 2:50:36 PM1/31/2013 2:50:36 PM