Drilling machine explores ocean.

AuthorWilliams, Robert H.
PositionTech Talk - Schilling Robotics LLC - Brief Article

A remotely operated underwater drilling system that can operate at depths of up to 4,000 meters is being developed by Schilling Robotics LLC, Davis, Calif., for the Marum Center for Marine Environmental Sciences of the University of Bremen, in Germany.

Officials said the deepwater robot, which is called MeBo, would be used to retrieve long sediment cores and drill hard rocks in the...

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