UURC

Fresh from calling for proposals for shape-shifting robots, DARPA, the US government's defense research arm, is now looking for ideas for unmanned underwater riverine craft, or UURC, for use in surveillance or reconnaisance in shallow waters. As with the ChemBots, DARPA is not shy about stating what it wants: a robot that can carry a host of sensors, evade the enemy by burrying in the river bed for example, unload listening or tracking devices and be deployable by air or water.