Buoyancy enabled autonomous underwater construction with cement blocks
Samuel Lensgraf,Devin Balkcom,Alberto Quattrini Li,Samuel Lensgraf,Devin Balkcom,Alberto Quattrini Li
We present the first free-floating autonomous underwater construction system capable of using active bal-lasting to transport cement building blocks efficiently. It is the first free-floating autonomous construction robot to use a paired set of resources: compressed air for buoyancy and a battery for thrusters. In construction trials, our system built structures of up to 12 components and weighing...
