Exploring the ocean may sound exciting, and it’s certainly vital for marine research, but harsh conditions, deep water, and high costs make most marine-based tasks difficult and dangerous for humans. Autonomous vehicles can handle the job, but low-cost hardware and accessible software are essential to opening up this area of conservation.

One company pushing this work forward is MDM Team, which builds autonomous marine robots powered by Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4.



Founded as a spin-off company by professors and researchers specialising in mechatronics, robotics, and underwater vehicle design at the University of Florence, MDM Team develops robotic systems designed for underwater exploration, environmental monitoring, and industrial inspections. Their vehicles include autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that can perform tasks like hydrographic surveys or infrastructure inspections without needing a human operator on board. Instead, the vehicles rely on sensors, sonar cameras, and onboard computing to navigate and gather data on their own.

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