A deep-sea remote-controlled robot was used by Dr Robert Ballard's expedition to explore the wreckage of the Titanic nearly 40 years ago. With the advancement of technology, deep sea remote control robots now come with haptic support that allows the controller to feel the object being held.
OceanOneK is a humanoid robot designed by Stanford University. This is not the first robot they have created with this version being the first that can dive up to a depth of 1 kilometer.
In addition to haptic support, the stereoscopic camera system allows the controller to see like they are diving instead of a robot. OceanOneK designers see these robots being used to explore ocean surfaces, shipwrecks and underwater archeological sites in the future.
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