Deep below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea off the French coast, the pincer of a remotely guided underwater robot delicately closes around a centuries-old jug lying near a 16th-century shipwreck.

Then, in 2025, the French Navy stumbled across the ship when it was conducting an exploratory deep-sea operation. The vessel was resting more than 1.5 miles below the surface—making it the deepest ...

Deep below the surface of the Mediterranean off the French coast, the pincer of a remotely guided underwater robot delicately closes around a centuries-old jug lying near a 16th-century shipwreck.

A team of French researchers are using underwater robotics to examine an Italian shipwreck dating back to the 16th century. The team, made up of members of the French Navy and France's Department of ...

A specialized robot is going where humans can't –- into the depths of the Mediterranean Sea to investigate a 16th-century shipwreck labeled a "genuine time capsule." A team armed with an ROV-C 4000 is ...