Finding and disposing of underwater mines on the sea floor is one of the US Navy's hardest and most dangerous tasks. Robots ...

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Finding and disposing of mines lurking on the sea floor is dangerous and difficult work. The US Navy wants robotic crawlers capable of descending to nearly 2,000 feet underwater to do this.