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TECH FILE Vehicles & Propulsion

LRAUV

Arctic Oil-Spill-Mapping

Robot Put to the Test

As commercial shipping and energy activities picks up in the Arctic region, the prospect of accidental oil spills in this pristine environment remain a con- cern. In response, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is taking the lead – through the U.S. Coast Guard – to develop a subsea robotic system to map and report on spills. “Because of ice coverage and the tyr- anny of distance, it is dif