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Under-Ice Robot Practices For Trip To Jupiter

Endurance Probes Wisconsin Lake

— March 2, 2008 — Tech
A new robot named Endurance - an acronym for Environmentally Non-Disturbing Under-ice Robotic ANtarctic Explorer - spent last week probing the depths of Lake Mendota, near Madison, Wisconsin. The University of Illinois at Chicago team that developed the robot traveled to the icy lake to test the robot's ability to withstand cold temperatures. According to the university's press release, the robotic probe, funded by NASA, is "an underwater vehicle designed to swim untethered under ice, creating three-dimensional maps of underwater environments. The probe also will collect data on conditions in those environments [and] use sensors to characterize the biological environment".

As if Wisconsin isn't cold enough, the team's next destination is Antarctica's permanently frozen Lake Bonney for further cold weather testing in late 2008 and again in 2009. The data from the Antarctic tests will be relayed back to the university's Electronic Visualization Laboratory, where the data will be analyzed remotely.
Trend Themes
1. Underwater Mapping - There is an opportunity to develop innovative unmanned underwater vehicles that can obtain three-dimensional maps of underwater environments using sensors and transmit data remotely.
2. Cold Weather Robotics - There is potential for the development of robots that can withstand extremely cold temperatures and operate effectively under ice, facilitating exploration and data collection in harsh, remote environments.
3. Remote Data Analysis - Innovative solutions for remote data analysis, such as the Electronic Visualization Laboratory used in this project, can allow for effective analysis of data obtained from unmanned exploration vehicles stationed in remote locations.
Industry Implications
1. Robotics - This project presents an opportunity to develop specialized underwater robots for exploration and data collection in challenging environments.
2. Aerospace - The funding provided by NASA for this project indicates a potential application for unmanned exploration vehicles in space exploration, such as the exploration of Jupiter's icy moon Europa.
3. Environmental Science - The ability of unmanned exploration vehicles to collect data on conditions in challenging environments presents an opportunity for improved understanding and preservation of fragile ecosystems.
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