Check out a swimming demo of Turtini, the robot sea turtle designed for ocean conservation, at CES 2026.
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Yes, This Swimming RoboTurtle Is Adorable. It Also Has an Important Environmental Mission
0:00 Meet Turtini: The World’s First Robot Sea Turtle
0:10 Design and Prototype Features at CES 2026
0:23 Navigation, Cameras, and Solar Charging
0:36 Interactive Gestures and Movement Demo
0:54 Biomimicry: Why a Turtle Design Matters
1:21 Ocean Conservation and Environmental Sensors
1:34 Diving Capabilities and Disaster Response
2:00 From Pool Cleaners to Ocean Protection
2:24 The Future of Marine Robotics
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@OdysseyCoaching-b4n
January 8, 2026 at 1:31 pm
lol this is stupid 😂
@stickynorth
January 8, 2026 at 1:37 pm
Just like your comment? Fitting!
@nriik4081
January 8, 2026 at 1:36 pm
Why’s it not green? 😤
@ConanDuke
January 8, 2026 at 1:37 pm
For.. “Conservation”.
Riiiight. 👍
@stickynorth
January 8, 2026 at 1:37 pm
Cool but a bit premature and very niche…
@jsinclair39
January 8, 2026 at 1:39 pm
I think it’s stupid. An underwater drone can do all the same things but better but not looking like a turtle and potentially getting eaten. 😂
@Also_sprach_Zarathustra.
January 8, 2026 at 4:54 pm
It’s for special operations in foreign territories. By imitating the movement of a turtle, you have less odd to be detected. Probably financed by DARPA.
@shamiratasnim268
January 8, 2026 at 2:11 pm
i would like to see more turtle underwater
@captinzoom
January 8, 2026 at 4:43 pm
I wish this was also a at home pool vacuum. Maybe add some lights and adj the pool temp and ph. The kids would love it.
@urbanstrencan
January 8, 2026 at 2:30 pm
Ok this is the way robotic should be used to help preserve our blue planet 🌍🌍🌍🌏😍
@matthewelam6320
January 8, 2026 at 2:53 pm
Why?? All good until a bull shark eats this thing
@unconventionalvtolguy
January 8, 2026 at 5:14 pm
What if that’s the whole point, to get an incredible footage of that as there’s no other way to achieve that
@e3vL1
January 8, 2026 at 3:13 pm
Imagine a hungry shark passing by and and taking a bite off it
@CNET
January 8, 2026 at 3:45 pm
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@FlamerSmasherMBXCar
January 8, 2026 at 6:08 pm
This robotic turtle is a Avatar RDA vehicle prototype.
@_JellyWalker
January 8, 2026 at 6:52 pm
Give it AI, set it free in the ocean, and years later ask it what it learned!
@a1yca7z
January 8, 2026 at 6:54 pm
i mean i get the idea but what really is the point of it and purpose that couldnt already be achieved by a small remote control sub
@LokiDaFerret
January 8, 2026 at 6:57 pm
Another reason would be to attach a bomb to it and float it up to a military vessel.
@LokiDaFerret
January 8, 2026 at 6:57 pm
DARPA is going to love this!