The maintenance of underwater infrastructures and equipment remains dominated by
manual operation, resulting in high costs and safety concerns. Recent advances in …

Flexible single-link underwater manipulator (FSLUM) can be installed in autonomous
underwater vehicles, it can carry out underwater tasks such as offshore oil and gas …

In nature, some fish can adhere tightly to the surface of stones, aquatic plants, and even
other fish bodies. This adhesion behavior allows these fish to fix, eat, hide, and migrate in …

An underwater crushing unit loaded on the underwater cleaning robot was intended to
handle marine biofouling that adhered to the surface of the ship and the dam, and a …

Underwater robots can be classified into various types, such as bio-inspired, thruster, and
legged-type robots. The bio-inspired type is efficient, mobile, and low noise. There is a …

Addressing the challenges for detecting underwater damage to the structures with pile
foundation, this study presents the design of an adsorption-operated robotic system. Initially …

Underwater climbing robots have shown outstanding potential for cleaning underwater
structures. Improvements in robotic intelligence can further facilitate their development in …

The intricate and unpredictable nature of underwater environments and disturbances
necessitates the use of model predictive control for the effective operation and inspection of …

In certain precision work scenarios, underwater robots require the ability to adhere to
surfaces in order to perform tasks effectively. An efficient and stable suction device plays a …

This paper presents a comprehensive approach to augment the control performance of
unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), addressing two core issues: dynamics modeling and …