The robots helping us to protect nature

About this episode

This episode discusses the role of robotics in environmental monitoring and nature protection.

The term 'robotics' is fairly wide reaching. From amateur enthusiasts to teams of developers working on the next ingenious idea, there are many applications too. Environmental scientists are excited about a new-found capability in environmental monitoring. Surveying an area of land or sea that would previously have taken days - even many weeks - can now be done in minutes, thanks to autonomous vehicles and their hi-tech payloads of cameras and sensors. In this episode, Dr Niall Burnside...

People in this episode

Guest: Dr Niall Burnside

Topics covered

• robotics
• environmental monitoring
• autonomous vehicles
• nature protection
• technology in science

Keywords

• robotics
• environmental science
• autonomous vehicles
• monitoring
• nature protection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scottish Association for Marine Science

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