Ballard Team Has High Hopes for Deep-Water Robot
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/07/0716_030716_ballard.html

Brian Handwerk, National Geographic News


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This National Geographic article describes Hercules, an innovative underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) equipped with mechanical arms, fingers, and a variety of tools. The robot will be used to conduct the first archaeological excavations of shipwrecks and archaeological sites in the deep seas of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.


Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography, Geography:Geospatial
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Earth System Topics: Time/Earth History, Human Dimensions
Theme: Teach the Earth:Teaching Environments:Intro Geoscience, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:GIS/Remote Sensing, Oceanography