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Photos: Underwater robots compete to make the biggest splash

Nessie rules the waves...

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By Tim Ferguson

Published: 20 July 2009 14:23 GMT


Meet Nessie, Edinburgh Heriot-Watt University's autonomous underwater robot.

Nessie recently won the Student Autonomous Underwater Challenge - Europe (SAUC-E), organised by the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), scooping a £3,000 prize in the process.

The competition saw seven teams put their robots through a range of underwater tasks over the course of two days, with their performance scored by a panel of judges.

Photo credit: DSTL


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