These Drones Are Like Sensor-Laden Ticks for Icebergs
Climate science is very mature and we have a solid understanding of the general trajectory of climate change, but more data is always better and can help to refine models that generate better predictions. Icebergs and glacial calving are particularly enticing subjects, but studying them is difficult. That’s why a team of Canadian roboticists developed this drone model, called Ice Dart, that can cling to an iceberg like a sensor-laden tick.
The purpose behind this work is easy enough to understand: if a small crew can attach a sensor system to an iceberg without leaving a nearby boat, they can easily track that iceberg’s movement and the conditions it encounters. They can see where it drifts and what temperatures it encounters.
But getting a drone on to an iceberg is pretty difficult. They tend to be slippery and don’t have nice, flat landing areas for off-the-shelf drones to touch...
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