The National Oceanography Centre in Southampton is leading an expedition to the Cayman Trough to explore the world's deepest volcanic ridge. The will be using their new autonomous vehicle, Autosub6000, the ISIS.
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how does this thing compare to the MBARI AUVs?
Ours are better;-)
that's what I thought :)