Aerial Robotics

Autonomous marine mapping, current situation and future possibilities

Frank Mallon, Director, Marine and Archaeology, Shamal Technologies

May 8, 17:45 - 18:15

B18 Fellowship Hall

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Marine Robotics Aerial Robotics Autonomous Vehicle Navigation Mapping Search and Rescue Robots

Abstract In the last decade marine robotics and autonomous research has started to grow in the Red Sea, led by KAUST researchers, marine startup companies and now with the various new Giga Projects. In the early days this work often had a heavy human component for the launch, recovery and control. New emerging technologies for remotely telemetry are helping to solve this, as are combined autonomous survey solutions. Using multiple autonomous systems, on the sea surface, underwater and airborne in a single survey campaign is proving to be extremely efficient with significantly more data being

Harnessing the potential for robotics and automation for restoring the worlds coral reefs

Prof. David Suggett, KAUST Reefscape Restoration initiative (KRRI), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

May 9, 10:15 - 10:45

B18 Fellowship Hall

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Marine Robotics Aerial Robotics Autonomous Vehicle Navigation Agricultural Automation Factory Automation

Abstract Restoration of Earth's ecosystems has accelerated as a critical management tool in the past decade, particularly for coral reefs where stakeholders have adopted restoration to offset continued declines in reef health. Most coral reef restoration programs remain locally targeted and sub-hectare, where scalability is generated through people networks. Of the few programs that are now beginning to operate at the largest multi-hectare scales - including the KAUST Reefscape Restoration Initiative (KRRI) - implementation of innovative robotics and automation is seen as key to deliver more