A team comprising Japanese and Australian researchers have headed to the Osprey Reef of Queensland of Australia to start scanning parts of the Great Barrier Reef with a special deep-sea robot.
The scientists are hoping the video will reveal links between tropical marine life on the Great Barrier Reef and organisms in Antarctic waters.
The expedition is the first time the 220 kg robot called “Picasso” has been used outside of Japanese waters. The robot is about 2.2 m long and 80 cm high. The team will return to Cairns on May 17.