A remotely-operated undersea robot that clears trenches to bury pipelines and cables
By Gregory Mone
Posted 04.03.2008 at 10:18 am
One of the world's biggest underwater robots, the new UT-1 Ultra Trencher weighs 60 tons on land, stands 18 feet tall, and measures nearly 26 feet wide. The remote-controlled Ultra Trencher can also rumble along at 2 to 3 knots, but its main job is cutting trenches for oil pipelines or telecommunications cables.
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