Chennai, June 1 -- The 2-day Underwater Robotics Workshop (UWR-2026), organised by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), an autonomous institute under the union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), began on Monday at the NIOT campus here.
Around 300 delegates from across the country are participating in the workshop, which brought together researchers, academicians, industry experts, policymakers, students and stakeholders working in the field of ocean technologies and underwater robotics.
To strengthen efforts in underwater robotics development, the Centre for Marine Autonomous Robotics Systems (CMARS) was inaugurated by Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, National Maritime Security Coordinator, and Dr. M. V. Ramana Murthy, Missio...