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MeCO AUV at Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota, USA

Medium Cost Open-source autonomous underwater vehicle designed for research in underwater human-robot interaction, marine conservation, and aquatic species management. Features multiple sensors, modular components, and AI-powered vision for detecting and tracking invasive species. Field-tested in Lake Superior, Square Lake (Minnesota), and the Caribbean Sea off Barbados.

MeCO AUV by Interactive Robotics and Vision Laboratory (IRV Lab) · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Maritime

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Field testing of MeCO AUV for underwater robot perception and diver monitoring research

Exposure

Customer segment
agriculture
Scale tier
pilot lt10

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Safety record

No incidents on record for MeCO AUV at Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota, USA.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
MeCO AUV
Company
Interactive Robotics and Vision Laboratory (IRV Lab)
Location
Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Operator
Interactive Robotics and Vision Laboratory (IRV Lab)
Status
pilot
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2024-06-01
ID
fb0e6037-65da-4192-a41d-100798569737

Timeline

  1. Jun 2024
    First recorded
    MeCO AUV first documented operating at Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota, USA.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: pilot, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. AI underwater robots can now track diver stress via exhaled bubbles · https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-ai-underwater-robots-track-diver.html · 2024-06-01
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: maritime

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the MeCO AUV deployment at Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota, USA?
MeCO AUV, built by Interactive Robotics and Vision Laboratory (IRV Lab), is recorded as a deployment at Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Interactive Robotics and Vision Laboratory (IRV Lab) operates the deployment directly.
Who operates MeCO AUV at Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota, USA?
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 Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota, USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting June 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 Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota, USA?
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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