Ocean ObservationSmarter Ocean RoboticsRoboticsIt is evident by now that we are in a robotics revolution. In al-most every industry, from healthcare to hospitality, robots are emerging that can successfully complete a task without the hu-man element. Arti? cial intelligence (AI) is also advancing at phenomenal rates beyond what some imagined possible this de-cade. The marine sectors have embraced robotics in data col-lection and exploration, but the infancy of AI in our industry de-lays progress toward the perfect synergy between humans and machines in the underwater realm.By Kira ColeySeptember 201730 MTRMTR #7 (18-33).indd 30 MTR #7 (18-33).indd 30 8/22/2017 11:20:08 AM8/22/2017 11:20:08 AM