AQUA: An Amphibious Autonomous Robot

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Gregory Dudek, Philippe Giguère, Chris Prahacs, Shane Saunderson, Junaed Sattar, Luz Abril Torres-Méndez, Michael Jenkin, Andrew German, Andrew Hogue, Arlene Ripsman, James E. Zacher, Evangelos E. Milios, Hui Liu, Pifu Zhang, Martin Buehler, Christina Georgiades

Published: 2007, Last Modified: 07 Nov 2025Computer 2007EveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: AQUA, an amphibious robot that swims via the motion of its legs rather than using thrusters and control surfaces for propulsion, can walk along the shore, swim along the surface in open water, or walk on the bottom of the ocean. The vehicle uses a variety of sensors to estimate its position with respect to local visual features and provide a global frame of reference