October 16, 2013

Stanford drones open way to new world of coral research


Camera-equipped flying robots promise new insights into climate change effects on important ecosystems.

Like undiscovered groves of giant redwoods, centuries-old living corals remain unmapped and unmeasured. Scientists still know relatively little about the world’s biggest corals, where they are and how long they have lived.

The secret to unlocking these mysteries may lie with a shoebox-size flying robot.