iRobot Seaglider works near the BP rig | RobotShop Community

The robot, Seaglider by iRobot, is now in the process of working in the collection of data in the Gulf of Mexico, in the ecological disaster zone caused by the BP oil leak.

Its main mission, says iRobot, is to pinpoint the oil slicks.

The project is led in collaboration with the Department of


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