Unlocking Marine Mysteries With Artificial Intelligence Ocean Leadership

Each year the melting of the Charles River serves as a harbinger for warmer weather. Shortly thereafter is the return of budding trees, longer days, and flip-flops. For students of class 2.680 (Unmanned Marine Vehicle Autonomy, Sensing and Communications), the newly thawed river means it's time to put months of hard work into practice. "In underwater marine robotics, there is a unique need for artificial intelligence -- it's crucial," says MIT Professor Henrik Schmidt, the course's co-instructor. "And that is what we focus on in this class."