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1-guilla EeLa, DeepSea Lamprey Monitor

1-guilla EeLa, DeepSea Lamprey Monitor

Deep sea mining is emerging as a major industrial activity, yet its ecological impacts remain poorly quantified due to the lack of minimally invasive monitoring technologies. Here we present 1-Guilla and EeLa, two complementary bio-inspired autonomous underwater robots designed for ultra low impact observation beyond 4000 m depth, enabled by a new actuator technology. Drawing on lamprey, eel and plesiosaurus locomotion, both systems employ undulatory propulsion along flexible bodies, achieving highly efficient, near silent swimming that minimizes disturbance to sensitive benthic environments.

In contrast to conventional remotely operated vehicles, these systems deliver superior energy efficiency, speed, and maneuverability, while significantly reducing operational costs. For the equivalent cost of a single ROV deployment, multiple units can be deployed simultaneously using lighter surface infrastructure, enabling scalable and distributed monitoring.

1-Guilla is optimized for long range missions and broad area surveying, integrating modular sensing suites for chemical, acoustic, optical, and particulate measurements. EeLa is designed for close range, high resolution inspection and adaptive terrain tracking, with enhanced maneuverability and fine scale sensing.

By replicating natural swimming dynamics, these robots achieve near negligible hydrodynamic and acoustic footprint, enabling continuous in situ monitoring. The resulting datasets support robust environmental assessment and evidence based policy.

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    KM-RoBoTa SA
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    Low-impact deep-sea monitoring animal-like robots
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