Sea Robot - The challenges of marine exploration

Wire-guided robots, drones, artificial intelligence. The documentary describes the technological progress of the last decades applied to marine research. New technologies have made it possible to reveal the splendor and richness of deep ecosystems, allowing researchers to acquire valuable data and information for the study of these fascinating environments. The images also show signs of human activity: mysterious wrecks, archaeological finds and, unfortunately, waste and abandoned fishing gear. The documentary was shot in 2021 largely in Sicily, where ISPRA's research ship Astrea was moored in the port of Syracuse.