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☆ Robots and AI-powered assistive tech are poised to transform accessibility and mobility
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Jake Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

She credited assistive technologies more broadly with saving her from "desperation and extremely dark thoughts." The Atalante X is made by Wandercraft, a company founded by a group of engineers in 2012 that develops mobility technologies. Kevin Piette, a Paralympic tennis player, carried the Olympic torch in the Atalante X, Wandercraft's robotic exoskeleton. Advancing rehabilitationDr. Laurent Metz, Wandercraft's global chief medical officer, described the Atalante X as a "walking robot full of sensors." Other assistive technologies are redefining accessibility and mobility.

Persons: there's, —, Esther Klang, Klang, Wandercraft, Kevin Piette, Laurent Metz, Metz, ReWalk, Elaine Schaertl, Short, Tatum, Dani Clode, neuroscientists, Clode, It's Organizations: Service, Robotics, Tufts University, Tatum Robotics, National Disability Institute Locations: Wandercraft's, Europe, Brazil

He told reporters on Thursday the debris was consistent with "a catastrophic implosion of the vehicle." British Titanic explorer Dik Barton paid tribute to the work of his friend Nargeolet but noted issues raised with the design and maintenance of the craft. "Everyone's wise after the event, but as we're hearing before, unfortunately there were many red flags flying here," he said. He said sonar buoys used in the water for more than three days had not detected an implosion. The Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg on its first voyage, killing more than 1,500 people aboard.

Persons: moviemaker Cameron, John Mauger, Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, OceanGate, Dawood, Shahzada, Suleman Dawood, Dik Barton, Nargeolet, OceanGate's, Guard's Mauger, Moviemaker James Cameron, we've, Cameron, Stefan Williams, Michael Guillen, Joseph Ax, Steve Gorman, Charlotte Greefield, Edmund Blair, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: Titan, U.S . Coast Guard, Stockton Rush, OceanGate Expeditions, British Asian Trust, University of Strathclyde, U.S . Navy, Navy, Wall Street, British, Reuters, University of Sydney, Thomson Locations: North Atlantic, North, U.S, Scotland, British, Greece, Canada, France, Britain, submersibles, Cape Cod , Massachusetts, St, John's, Newfoundland

☆ 5 key vessels playing a big role in Titan submersible search efforts
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

• Motor Vessel Horizon Arctic: The Canadian 307-foot anchor handling vessel has a hangar for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) with a launch and recovery system. The remotely operated vehicle, or ROV, Victor 6000. (The Titanic wreck is at almost 13,000 feet.) One other key piece of equipment in any rescue could be the US Navy’s Flyaway Deep Ocean Salvage System (FADOSS). A US official said Wednesday the Navy was trying to find and contract a ship that could carry the FADOSS.

Persons: •, John Cabot, Sean Leet, Stephane Lesbats, Victor, Shannon Stapleton Organizations: CNN — Marine, Atlantic, US, Coast Guard, Canadian Coast Guard, Horizon Maritime Services, Victor, French Oceanographic, Canadian Navy, Fleet, Reuters, Salvage, Wednesday, Navy Locations: Canadian, Glace Bay, Glace, New York, Magellan, Guernsey, British

The minivan-sized submersible Titan, operated by U.S.-based OceanGate Expeditions, began its descent at 8 a.m. (1200 GMT) on Sunday. The Titan set off with 96 hours of air, according to the company, meaning its oxygen tanks would likely be depleted some time on Thursday morning. "When you're in the middle of a search-and-rescue case, you always have hope," Coast Guard Captain Jamie Frederick said at a press conference on Wednesday. Titanic expert Tim Maltin said it would be "almost impossible to effect a sub-to-sub rescue" on the seabed. The robot could also help hook the sub to a surface ship capable of lifting it, the operator said.

Persons: Jamie Frederick, Frederick, Atalante, Victor, Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Sean Leet, Leet, Tim Maltin, OceanGate's, Steve Gorman, Joseph Ax, Tim McLaughlin, Rami Ayyub, Tyler Clifford, Louise Dalmasso, Daniel Trotta, Brad Brooks, Ariba Shahid, Paul Thomasch, Nick Zieminski, Sandra Maler, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Co, U.S, Expeditions, Atlantic, U.S . Coast Guard, Coast Guard, Guard, U.S . Navy, Stockton Rush, Horizon Maritime Services, Thomson Locations: Canada, France, U.S, Cape Cod , Massachusetts, St, John's, Newfoundland, French

The U.S. Coast Guard said on Tuesday that several vessels were on their way to assist in the search for the submersible, including its ship the Sycamore and a Canadian Coast Guard vessel, John Cabot. Polar Prince, Deep Energy – a pipe-laying vessel flagged in the Bahamas, and three other Canadian vessels. North Atlantic Ocean Atalante at 11:03 p.m. 200 miles Sources: United States Coast Guard, MarineTraffic, GEBCO Note: All times are in Eastern. The Polar Prince deployed the Titan on Sunday and has been searching the area since losing contact with it less than two hours later. Deep Energy arrived at the scene earlier on Tuesday and launched a remotely operated vehicle, or R.O.V., to aid in the search, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

Persons: John Cabot, CANADA Ann Harvey, Terry Fox, CANADA Newfoundland Ann Harvey Organizations: Atlantic, U.S . Coast Guard, Canadian Coast Guard, Energy, CANADA, CANADA Newfoundland, United States Coast Guard, Canadian Locations: Connecticut, U.S, Polar, Bahamas, Sycamore, Newfoundland, Glace, Eastern

☆ French send deep diving robot to help Titanic sub search
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Louise Dalmasso | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

PARIS, June 21 (Reuters) - A French robot that can dive to 20,000 feet (6,000 metres) underwater is on its way to help find a tourist submersible that vanished as it descended to the Titanic wreck and it could help free the sub if it is trapped, its operator said on Wednesday. "Victor is not capable of lifting the submarine up on its own," said Olivier Lefort, the head of naval operations at Ifremer, the state-run French ocean research institute which operates the robot. But he told Reuters the robot could help hook the 10-tonne submersible called Titan to a ship with the capacity to lift it to the surface. Ifremer was part of the team that located the wreck of the Titanic in 1985 with American underwater archaeologist Robert Ballard. French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77, who is reported to be among the five people inside the missing submersible, previously worked at Ifremer and piloted its flagship Nautile submarine that was used to examine the Titanic wreck.

Persons: Victor, Olivier Lefort, Ifremer, Robert Ballard ., Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Lefort, Michel Rose, Edmund Blair Organizations: Reuters, British, U.S . Navy, U.S . Coast Guard, Canadian, Thomson Locations: Ifremer, Robert Ballard . French, U.S

☆ Titanic sub timeline: when did it go missing and key events in search
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

But it starts its descent later, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. ET) - The submersible is scheduled to return to the surface, the U.S. Coast Guard says. The U.S. Coast Guard - which announces this on Wednesday - does not give a precise timing. WEDNESDAYDURING THE DAY - U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, Canadian Coast Guard and OceanGate Expeditions establish a unified command to handle the search. ET) - U.S. Coast Guard announces Canadian P-3 aircraft detected underwater noises.

Persons: Hamish Harding, Harding, John Mauger, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman, Stone, Jannicke Mikkelsen, Edmund Blair, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: OceanGate Expeditions, Expedition, Facebook, U.S . Coast Guard, Titan, Atlantic, Communications, Coast Guard, Canadian Research Vessel, MONDAY U.S, Lockheed, Orion, CNN, Stone, . Coast Guard, U.S . Navy, Canadian Coast Guard, Canadian, U.S, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: St, John's, Newfoundland, Canada, Instagram, U.S, Cape Cod, France, U.S . Coast

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