Oceanbots

Following cool science things that are happening (usually) with robots, (usually) in the ocean. See for links to all current dives

[Oceanbots @oceanbots]

Most of the slope is pretty clear, and then that one rock has....this.
Being up in the current helps I guess?

[Jason In Michigan @JasonInMichigan]

#OctocoralFriday #Nautiluslive

[Oceanbots @oceanbots]

The way these coral covered boulders pop up from the landscape is always so cool.

Hercules and Argus ROVs are live, 2km underwater on a seamount chain north of the Hawaiian Islands
#NautilusLive https://t.co/LLvtVrv9Si

[Christopher Mah, @echinoblog.bsky.social @echinoblog]

Lovely Chrysogorgia coral! 3625m #Okeanos Blake Spur Trough! showing off some anemones and other commensals

[Oceanbots @oceanbots]

Ooh, look at that detail on the polyps
#Okeanos https://t.co/UgQeYRIHFd

[Christopher Mah, @echinoblog.bsky.social @echinoblog]

#OKEANOS! A cute little hermit crab carrying a sea anemone on Blake Spur Trough, 3651 m depth!

[NOAA Ocean Exploration @oceanexplorer]

On bottom — 3,770 m (2.34 mi) below ocean's surface!

Fun fact about today's #Okeanos dive site: Blake Spur escarpment is the steepest known location on the U.S. eastern seaboard.

Join us LIVE as we unravel mysteries of Blake Spur's shear walls: https://t.co/ScOhpINB18

[Christopher Mah, @echinoblog.bsky.social @echinoblog]

Interesting! More hermit crab crawling up stalks! Not seen this before.. 1414 m #okeanos Deep Mound

[NOAA Ocean Exploration @oceanexplorer]

Woohoo!! Good news: ROV issue resolved, so we're diving! Currently on our way to seafloor to explore the unusual mound on the shelf break of the Blake Plateau.

On bottom around 2 p.m. ET. Tune in LIVE: https://t.co/ScOhpIvZCy

[Shrimp from #Okeanos Dive 01 for attention...]

[Schmidt Ocean @SchmidtOcean]

"It looks like bunny ears." We'll be diving on the new hydrothermal feature for a little while longer. #PescaderoVentDiving2 https://t.co/fsjgodOaz4

[Oceanbots @oceanbots]

Hercules recently took a vacation with Argus, and as will happen when you take time off from a high pressure job, decided it doesn't want to return to work just yet
https://t.co/VWtcWch9SF

[Oceanbots @oceanbots]

Different set of bots doing oceany things on Nautilus #nautiluslive https://t.co/Hig3FJ2M3g

[Oceanbots @oceanbots]

Of the robots normally on Nautilus, Argus is still there to test some snazzy optical modem things with NUI (a step up from the "dial-up modem through the water" usually used to talk with untethered vehicles)

[Carolyn Tepolt @CTepolt]

Please enjoy a random assortment of #ROVJason photos as I transfer data. First up: a scenic landscape of tubeworms and mussels, with slurp.

Credit: #ROVJason @RVRogerRevelle @NSF #NSFFunded Fornari & Mullineaux @WHOI

[Schmidt Ocean @SchmidtOcean]

Alien Landscape or Fairy Garden? #TwilightCoral

[Schmidt Ocean @SchmidtOcean]

School is in session! ROV Livestream of #TwilightCoral expedition happening now.
https://t.co/cLASwOR0lt

[Oceanbots @oceanbots]

Pretty coral bedecked by nightmare brittle stars
#TwilightCoral
https://t.co/sCtQA4TtSj

[Carolyn Tepolt @CTepolt]

As is tradition, #AUVSentry gets dressed up for its final dive of the cruise. "Let's go exploring!" is a perfect sentiment for Sentry, which discovered a new active vent site on that last dive. (Huge kudos to electrical tape artists Justin & Matt!)