MIT Lincoln Laboratory develops AUV-diver teaming for underwater inspection

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is seeking external sponsorship to refine and transition an AUV-diver human-robot teaming system developed by its Advanced Undersea Systems and Technology Group.

• Main announcement: The internally funded project led by principal investigator Madeline Miller has developed AUV navigation and perception algorithms (integrated from work by the MIT Marine Robotics Group led by John Leonard), a COTS sensor payload (sonar, optical sensors, an acoustic modem, pressure/depth sensor, IMU, and compute boards) and a diver-worn prototype