Reinforcement learning-based framework for whale rendezvous via autonomous sensing robots.

Ninad Jadhav, Sushmita Bhattacharya, Daniel Vogt, Yaniv Aluma, Pernille Tønnesen, Akarsh Prabhakara, Swarun Kumar, Shane Gero, Robert J Wood, Stephanie Gil

October 2024 Sci Robot

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Abstract Synopsis

  • It uses low-energy VHF tags to estimate whale bearings and guides robots to meet whales more effectively.
  • - Experiments at sea with robotic boats using VHF-emitting tags and acoustic sensors achieved high success rates, with over 81% for 500-meter rendezvous using three robots and over 68% for 1000-meter encounters with two robots, showing the system's effectiveness.
  • - The researchers validated their methods through real-world tests and additional data analysis, including studies with visual whale data, demonstrating that their algorithms can reliably assist autonomous robots in biological observations of whales.]