Floating robots primed for release to capture elusive ocean data

Scientists will release robots next week that can dive to 2,000 metres to gather previously unattainable information from the Indian Ocean

Scientists will embark on a voyage across the Indian Ocean next week, distributing floating robots to gather data about the largely unknown biology of the ocean.

For about 10 years 3,600 Argo free-floating sensors have been drifting around and gathering data about the temperature and salinity of the ocean.