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INTERVIEW ALEX PHILLIPS, NOC

Inside the

NOC

ROBOTICS

CENTER

Much innovation in subsea robotics starts in academia, and the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK, is a global leader with a ? eet of more than 40 systems and 60 engineers and scientists. Alex Phillips, is the Head of

Marine Autonomous Robotic Systems (MARS) at NOC, and Marine Technology recently caught up with him in his workshop to discuss key drivers in the evolution of ef? cient, effective underwater autonomous systems.

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