RU-27
Encyclopedia
RU-27, dubbed Scarlet Knight after the Rutgers Scarlet Knights
athletic teams, is an experimental American autonomous underwater vehicle
– a modified Slocum Autonomous Underwater Gliding Vehicle – operated by Rutgers University
oceanographers. In December 2009, Scarlet Knight was the first robot to cross the Atlantic Ocean
underwater, which took it 221 days.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are the athletic teams that represent Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey...
athletic teams, is an experimental American autonomous underwater vehicle
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
An autonomous underwater vehicle is a robot which travels underwater without requiring input from an operator. AUVs constitute part of a larger group of undersea systems known as unmanned underwater vehicles, a classification that includes non-autonomous remotely operated underwater vehicles...
– a modified Slocum Autonomous Underwater Gliding Vehicle – operated by Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
oceanographers. In December 2009, Scarlet Knight was the first robot to cross the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
underwater, which took it 221 days.
External links
- Project website
- Trailer for upcoming documentary about RU-27
- Scarlet Knight Now Displayed at Smithsonian After Historic Trans-Atlantic Crossing