WARPLab’s research focuses on both the science and systems of exploration robots in extreme, communication-starved environments such as the deep sea. It aims to develop robotics and machine learning-based techniques to enable search, discovery, and mapping of natural phenomena that are difficult to observe and study due to various physical and information-theoretic challenges.

WARPLab is headed by Yogesh Girdhar, and is part of the Deep Submergence Laboratory (DSL), and the Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering (AOPE) department at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Dr. Girdar’s extensive research explores new and innovative ways to programmatically map the world’s ocean floors. His work in autonomous robotic operation is helping to transform underwater adaptive data collection and analysis.

You can learn more about WARPLab including publications and research insights on the WARPLab website located at http://warp.whoi.edu/.