Smaller robots can also more effectively explore hard-to-reach locations, and the CARL-Bot (Caltech Autonomous Reinforcement Learning Robot) fits roughly in the palm of a hand. Source
Verdict Not listed again within the publisher's next two editions, nor later (D33 ). Ocean-Faring Drones (2024) continues the 2023 trend of that name (2023-411); small exploratory robots are not carried.
A trend is graded on whether the publisher keeps it, never as a hit or a miss (D6 , D33 ).
All captured fields
rank 404
section Mobility, Robotics & Drones
subsection Shrinking Down Robots
subject Oceanic Explorers
page 339
confidence high
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