# MeCO AUV at Caribbean Sea, Barbados: deployment

Canonical ID: `1d3b158b-69c3-47dd-b016-728d0b10229e`

Week-long sea trial of [MeCO AUV](/models/meco-auv.md) in the Caribbean Sea for marine conservation and invasive species tracking research

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-07-29_

- **Slug:** meco-auv-caribbean-sea-barbados
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [MeCO AUV](/models/meco-auv.md) (id: `731e6b8b-61e4-4516-9c35-134b2ccfeb14`)
- **Category:** [Maritime](/maritime)
- **Company:** [Interactive Robotics and Vision Laboratory (IRV Lab)](/companies/irv-lab.md) (id: `7338dbfc-f2b6-456b-81e3-7695b715d1ff`)
- **Location:** [Caribbean Sea, Barbados](/locations/caribbean-sea-barbados.md) (id: `c83c816b-73e9-43ac-87df-5a6902880e26`)
- **Operator:** [Interactive Robotics and Vision Laboratory (IRV Lab)](/companies/irv-lab.md) (id: `7338dbfc-f2b6-456b-81e3-7695b715d1ff`)
- **First seen:** 2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **AI-powered underwater robots revolutionize marine conservation** · https://www.nsf.gov/news/ai-powered-underwater-robots-revolutionize-marine · 2024-01-01

## Common questions

### What is the MeCO AUV deployment at Caribbean Sea, Barbados?

MeCO AUV, built by Interactive Robotics and Vision Laboratory (IRV Lab), is recorded as a deployment at Caribbean Sea, Barbados on the DEPLOY registry. Interactive Robotics and Vision Laboratory (IRV Lab) operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates MeCO AUV at Caribbean Sea, Barbados?

Interactive Robotics and Vision Laboratory (IRV Lab), the manufacturer of MeCO AUV, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the MeCO AUV deployment at Caribbean Sea, Barbados go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the MeCO AUV deployment at Caribbean Sea, Barbados?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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