"LarvalBot" underwater robot delivers first batch of coral babies to the Great Barrier Reef

A Queensland University of Technology (QUT) team led by Southern Cross University's Professor Peter Harrison has developed the "LarvalBot" underwater robot that, for the first time, has succeeded in reseeding damaged areas of Australia's Great Barrier Reef with heat-tolerant baby coral polyps to help combat the effects of predators and climate change.

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Category: Marine

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• Coral
• Great Barrier Reef
• Queensland University of Technology
• Robotics

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