# MeCO AUV at Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `fb0e6037-65da-4192-a41d-100798569737`

Field testing of [MeCO AUV](/models/meco-auv.md) for underwater robot perception and diver monitoring research

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-07-29_

- **Slug:** meco-auv-lake-superior-duluth-minnesota-usa
- **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:** [Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota, USA](/locations/lake-superior-duluth-minnesota-usa.md) (id: `2b2dc8e6-c0d6-4e56-82b3-0fef46b80dfb`)
- **Operator:** [Interactive Robotics and Vision Laboratory (IRV Lab)](/companies/irv-lab.md) (id: `7338dbfc-f2b6-456b-81e3-7695b715d1ff`)
- **First seen:** 2024-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## 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

## 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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