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I thought about this a lot while cavern diving in Mexico. It would likely need to be fully autonomous. Radio penetration is just about nothing in caves and line
by travisjungroth 6y ago
I thought about this a lot while cavern diving in Mexico. It would likely need to be fully autonomous. Radio penetration is just about nothing in caves and lines get tangled. There are also dry sections in some caves, so you'll need a robot that can climb or fly. Super interesting challenges. I'll take a wild stab that human exploration of underwater caves will be over in 20 years.
- FlyMoreRockets 6y ago> It would likely need to be fully autonomous. It seems a lot could be accomplished with a tethered probe. A tether solves a couple of problems, namely power and data retrival. Granted, a tethered probe is unlikely to climb or fly.
- nradov 6y agoTethered probes aren't viable for cave exploration. The tether would get blown around by the water and snag on everything. Human cave divers have to keep their guidelines taut and tie them off periodically to rocks. Probes don't have enough manipulator dexterity to do that in a cave environment.
- novok 6y agoTethers also get tangled and will probably hit a bunch of crap you don't want to be hitting.