Abstract: Techniques and systems for robotic aquaculture are described. In one embodiment, for example, a mariculture system may include an aquatic animal containment system operative to hold a population of aquatic animals, the aquatic animal containment system comprising an enclosed hull having a receptacle configured to receive a mechanical core, the mechanical core configured to store at least one sub-system to implement at least one function of mariculture system, and a position management system operative to maintain the enclosed hull at a depth below a surface of a body of water. Other embodiments are described.

Abstract: Techniques and systems for robotic aquaculture are described. In one embodiment, for example, a mariculture system may include an aquatic animal containment system operative to hold a population of aquatic animals, the aquatic animal containment system comprising an enclosed hull having a receptacle configured to receive a mechanical core, the mechanical core configured to store at least one sub-system to implement at least one function of mariculture system, and a position management system operative to maintain the enclosed hull at a depth below a surface of a body of water. Other embodiments are described.

Abstract: Embodiments generate finite element meshes (FEMs) representing real-world objects. An example embodiment partitions point cloud data of a real-world object into groups of points where each group corresponds to a component of the real-world object. In turn, such an embodiment generates a respective geometric representation of each group of points and generates a respective FEM of each respective geometric representation generated. The generated FEMs are combined to create a FEM representing the real-world object. Such functionality can be used to build FEMs of as built real-world objects, such as bridges and buildings. These FEMs can, in turn, be used in simulations to determine behavior of the as-built real-world objects and/or determine design changes.

Abstract: Embodiments automatically assess, e.g., quantify dimensions of, cracks in real-world objects. Amongst other examples, such functionality can be used to identify structural problems in bridges and buildings. An example implementation maps pixels in an image of a real-world object to corresponding points in point cloud data of the real-world object. In turn, a patch in the image data that includes a crack is identified by processing, using a classifier, the pixels with the corresponding points mapped. Pixels in the patch that correspond to the crack are then identified based on one or more features of the image. Real-world dimensions of the crack are determined using the identified pixels in the patch corresponding to the crack.

Abstract: Techniques and systems for robotic aquaculture are described. In one embodiment, for example, a mariculture system may include an aquatic animal containment system operative to hold a population of aquatic animals, the aquatic animal containment system comprising an enclosed hull having a receptacle configured to receive a mechanical core, the mechanical core configured to store at least one sub-system to implement at least one function of mariculture system, and a position management system operative to maintain the enclosed hull at a depth below a surface of a body of water. Other embodiments are described.