I am interested also in marine robotics and in non-conventional sensors for these platforms, such as artificial whiskers.
A Customisable Underwater Drone
I co-developed an underwater drone with 3D-printable parts and customisable thrusters and ballast configurations. A paper describing it can be found here.
![drone1](https://adapt.informatik.hu-berlin.de/schillaci/images/drone1.jpg)
![drone2](https://adapt.informatik.hu-berlin.de/schillaci/images/drone2.jpg)
![](http://www.guidoschillaci.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/170806_Seakoolo-Configurations-3-Propeller.jpg)
Download the 3D Models
3D printable models are freely available in GitHub.
![](http://www.guidoschillaci.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/170806_Extras-for-Propeller-customization-_-D-Free-Rotator-1.jpg)
Dives
2017.08.10 – Dive near Wolfsburg, Germany
2017.08.16 – First Dive into the Mediterranean Sea at Mondello Bay, Sicily.
Observing fresh water life during a dive in Köpenick, Berlin:
A Marine Drone
I am co-developing a marine drone with 3D printed and CNC processed parts, designed by http://www.schillaci.org/.
![](http://www.guidoschillaci.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gui-1-1024x1024.jpg)
![](http://www.guidoschillaci.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gui-2-1024x1024.jpg)
![](http://www.guidoschillaci.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gui-3-1024x1024.jpg)
The robot is equipped with artificial whiskers
![](http://www.guidoschillaci.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/image-1024x722.png)
![](http://www.guidoschillaci.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190426_121753-copy.jpg)
A video of a first prototype. Test made in San Nicola harbour, Sicily.