Manipulation Planning

Robotics and Automation in Coral Monitoring and Restoration

Shinkyu Park, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

May 9, 11:45 - 12:15

B18 Fellowship Hall

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Marine Robotics Manipulation Planning Autonomous Vehicle Navigation planning Scheduling and Coordination

Abstract Monitoring and preservation of coral reefs are critical for marine biology research, economic development, and environmental protection. Given that long-term survey of marine environments and restoring bleached coral reefs are extremely labor-intensive, autonomous robots are emerging as one of the key solutions to address such challenge. In this talk, we present on-going projects at KAUST Robotics group in conceiving autonomous underwater robots for swift and safe navigation in complex environments to collect high-resolution coral images. We also discuss challenges and opportunities