Beep boop (signed)! Underwater robots can speak sign language now

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2024-04-12 10:00

Australia; New Zealand

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Divers rely on sign-based communication to rely information underwater. Increasingly, underwater robots share this space with human divers, and communication between the two is important. Using a pre-existing set of common dive signs, a team of researchers tested a robot's ability to understand these signs at various distances and in varying water quality.