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The PETRA AUV was established
to address global marine
challenges within the ocean
technology sector through
cutting-edge science, technology,
and collaboration. Its developers
say that at present, there is
nothing like it in the world.
The prototype is under
development, with the first
mission scheduled for May 2027 –
where it will remain on the seabed
for two weeks.
“In addition to the ability to descend to
6000m and the autonomy to remain on
the seabed for weeks, INESC TEC
researcher José Miguel Almeida
explained that it is “a highly innovative
system, due to the logistical support
function for deep-sea operations in
remote locations.
It will enable the transport and recovery
of equipment, eg, seabed sensor
nodes, the collection of the data they
record, and the recharging of their
batteries.
PETRA
INESCTEC OCEAN
is the first
Portuguese Centre
of Excellence fully
dedicated to Ocean
Research and
Engineering. It has
recently announced
the development of
PETRA, the Long-
Range Deep-Sea
Logistic AUV
AUVS