Conducting scientific research in the ocean's Surf zone can be challenging, as conventional watercraft get tossed all over the place. Well, what about using a remote-control tracked vehicle that crawls along the bottom? That's just what the Surf Rover is planned to be.

• Ocean
• Remote Control
• Rover
• University of North Florida
• Unmanned

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