An underwater robot can find whales and tell cargo-ship captains to steer clear. Will they listen?

There are roughly 370 North Atlantic right whales left on the planet, and they are vanishing fast. Could underwater robots and AI help reroute cargo ships to prevent their extinction – without driving delivery times and costs up for consumers?

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