Two IIT Grads Built AI Underwater Robots to Dive Where Humans Can’t & Save India’s Coral Reefs

The sea keeps its secrets well. Beneath the ocean's surface lie some of the planet's most fragile ecosystems and some of the infrastructure modern life depends on — coral reefs, ship hulls, underwater pipelines, dams, tunnels and bridges. For decades, inspecting these underwater spaces meant sending divers into difficult and often dangerous conditions. In rough seas or emergencies, inspections could be delayed for days while teams waited for divers to arrive. It was this challenge that led two engineers to ask a simple question: if robots can transform warehouses, factories and hospitals, w...