Beihang University’s Tiny Robot – Dives Into the Mariana Trench

Most people go diving in tropical waters… this robot chose the Mariana Trench. Talk about an overachiever.

Scientists at Beihang University in China have developed a tiny, shape-shifting robot designed for deep sea exploration. This little machine recently took an untethered dive 10,600 metres down into Earth’s deepest ocean trench — that’s deeper than most commercial planes fly up.

The robot can swim, crawl, and glide by switching between different movement modes using clever mechanical components — like tail fins and foldable legs — that store and release energy even under extreme pressure.

In a separate test, the team used a soft robotic gripper to gently collect creatures like starfish and urchins from the seafloor of the South China Sea, 3,400 metres deep.

With over 70% of our planet covered by ocean — and most of it still unexplored — robots like this could help us unlock some of the ocean’s biggest mysteries without disturbing delicate ecosystems.

Small robot. Big potential.

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