From 7/03/2023 to 10/03/2023 the Marine Robotics team of the Systems, Robotics and Vision group (University of the Balearic Islands) has carried out the last data gathering campaign in the Cabrera Maritime and Terrestrial National Park, corresponding to the projects INVHALI and DETECPOS, both shared with IMEDEA. The project INVHALI is focused on the detection …
Photo by: IQUA Robotics IQUA robotics (IQUA) is one of the most recently created spin off companies of the University of Girona. Founded in 2016, IQUA is devoted to the design, development, manufacture and commercialization of underwater observation technologies. Being the sole industrial partner in PLOME, the company is intensive in R&D and aims to …
An assessment of the technological requirements has been carried out for ecological monitoring, in marine protected areas of a fishery resource relevant to the European Community, the Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus THE NAME IN ITALICS!). We propose that state-of-the-art fixed and mobile equipment, such as robotics platforms (autonomous underwater vehicles, crawlers, and biomimetic legged robots), equipped …
Using Robotics and AI for ecological monitoring in marine protected areas. Read More »
Numerous advances have been made by the instrumentation and applied acoustics research group (I2A2) of the Polytechnic University of Madrid regarding the underwater communications system. The first version of the middleware has been developed which allows both local and remote connection to the acoustic modems, and provides a simple but robust interface for the clients. …
UPM released the first version of the PLOME Middleware for acoustic communications. Read More »
On September 27, the SARTI research team from UPC released successfully a pop-up buoy which will transmit seafloor data from fixed stations. Take a look at the video to see the small yellow buoy popping-up to surface: https://plomeproject.es/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSCF5169.mov
PERSEO is an EU-funded project dedicated to train junior researchers from different fields, ranging from computer science to psychology, on how robotics impacts at cognitive and social levels. PERSEO is primarily based on the organisation of workshops, training activities and short-term schools in various locations in Europe. The 2022 PERSEO Summer School was held in …
PLOME presented at the PERSEO Summer School on Service-Based and Cloud Robotics Read More »
Understanding the marine ecosystem is key to monitoring, evaluating, and managing its functioning. To do this, the scientific community needs data. The PLOME project will obtain it with an underwater platform that will monitor the ecosystems of the seabed for extended periods. See the impact of this month’s project dissemination activities: Presshttps://www.diaridegirona.cat/girona/2022/07/08/universitat-girona-lidera-projecte-per-68095438.htmlhttps://www.gacetanautica.es/noticias/la-inteligencia-artificial-ayudara-a-monitorizar-los-ecosistemas-marinos- Blogshttps://www.upm.es/UPM/SalaPrensa/Noticias?id=9be30ca9278d1810VgnVCM10000009c7648a____&fmt=detail&prefmt=articulohttps://www.icm.csic.es/ca/noticia/arrenca-plome-un-projecte-monitorar-els-ecosistemes-marinshttps://www.upc.edu/ca/sala-de-premsa/noticies/plome-un-projecte-investigacio-per-monitorar-els-ecosistemes-marinshttps://www.udg.edu/ca/udg/detall-noticies/eventid/21743?_ga=2.144460341.1808172638.1657199765-149831331.1657199765https://iquarobotics.com/plome-a-research-project-to-monitor-marine-ecosystemshttps://diari.uib.cat/Hemeroteca/PLOME-un-projecte-dinvestigacio-per-monitoritzar.cid705363 Newsletterhttps://www.oceannews.com/news/science-and-tech/plome-platform-for-long-lasting-observation-of-marine-ecosystemshttps://www.offshore-energy.biz/new-research-project-to-reinforce-use-of-auvs-in-seabed-monitoring/https://oceanroboticsplanet.com/iqua-robotics-and-partners-awarded-the-plome-research-project-08-07-2022https://www.retema.es/noticia/plome-un-proyecto-de-investigacion-para-monitorizar-los-ecosistemas-marinos-xR9ZZ Radiohttps://www.radiocapital.cat/plome-un-projecte-dinvestigacio-per-monitoritzar-els-ecosistemes-marins-fara-el-seu-primer-experiment-a-sant-feliu-de-guixols/?feed_id=732&_unique_id=62c6a4306815c&fbclid=IwAR2HXyCaeEfhMjN1cHjiE78Ofp0E6Mfd7EFYmT7xSQ5F90ELTbHQEpbruIU …
PLOME project in national and international media Read More »
The past 15/06/2022 the Plome project was presented by the Systems, Robotics and Vision Group of the University of the Balearic Islands, on behalf of the whole consortium leaded by the Underwater Vision and Robotics Lab. of the University of Girona, in the EMRA-2022 workshop (WorkShop on EU Funded Marine Robotics and Applications), hosted by …
The PLOME project was presented by the SRV Group of the UIB in the EMRA2022 Read More »
The #PLOMEproject wants to develop a marine robotic network for ecological monitoring: Platforms for Long-lasting Observation of Marine Ecosystems. We call Landers to the seabed fixed stations that will host different instruments and will act as a proxy between the underwater devices and the sea surface where long distance wireless communications to shore will be …
SARTI-UPC team was working on the design of the first PLOME Landers prototype Read More »
On the 31st March, the first in person meeting of the entire PLOME team was held at the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) in Barcelona. The goal was to finalize the technological goals of the PLOME initiative and to build stronger connections between the different groups involved. Our diverse team of engineers, roboticists, data analysts, software …
First PLOME project face-to-face meeting took place at ICM-CSIC in Barcelona Read More »
