I can't wait to see what kind of cool technology comes out of this. It's unfortunate there is no R&D funding provided. As someone who works in the underwater ro

I can't wait to see what kind of cool technology comes out of this. It's unfortunate there is no R&D funding provided. As someone who works in the underwater robotics industry, it's fairly simple to make something that will work at 100m. 2000/4000m is something else entirely. This essentially precludes anybody but existing organizations with already developed capabilities from participating(i.e. WHOI's REMUS 6000, which is my early favorite), If anyone has some money sitting around and wants to form a team, just drop me a line!