| China Uses an Intelligent Robot for the First Time
on an Arctic Expedition
Chinese scientists have used an intelligent robot for the first time in a scientific expedition to the North Pole. The robot, named North Pole ARV, is the first autonomous and remotely-operated vehicle (ARV) developed independently by Chinese scientists.
The ARV was developed by the Shenyang Institute of Automation under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Fitted with an under-ice monitoring system, the ARV is also the first underwater vehicle of its kind that can either be remotely controlled or operate autonomously to carry out pre-programmed missions. The North Pole ARV has built-in power and can communicate with the surface. It can work as a ROV (Remote Operated Vehicle) to precisely survey in a suspended position, or as an AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) to obtain data in real time within a certain range. |
