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  • Marine robotics
  • Soft robotics
  • Oceanography

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  • Oceanic environments face increasing pressure from climate change, pollution, and offshore energy development.
  • Current technologies are insufficient for monitoring and sampling vast, harsh marine areas.
  • Data from under-sampled regions are crucial for sustainable development and climate change mitigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss technological and scientific gaps driving soft robotics development for marine applications.
  • To explore the potential of soft robots in addressing challenges in abyssal and wave-dominated environments.
  • To encourage an interdisciplinary approach to designing sustainable aquatic soft robots.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent advancements in soft robotics technologies.
  • Discussion of existing soft robot characteristics for underwater maneuverability, locomotion, and sampling.
  • Analysis of industrial and oceanographic needs for marine robotic applications.

Main Results:

  • Soft robots show potential for persistent autonomy, efficiency, robustness, and advanced control in marine environments.
  • Fast, low-cost manufacturing of soft robots presents a potential challenge of marine pollution.
  • Existing soft robots demonstrate capabilities in underwater maneuverability and sampling.

Conclusions:

  • Soft robotics technology offers a viable approach to overcome limitations in current marine monitoring and sampling.
  • Sustainable design principles are essential to mitigate potential pollution from soft robotic devices.
  • An interdisciplinary approach is vital to align soft robot development with industrial and oceanographic requirements.