The Scientific Robotics Academy, based at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban, will host two courses to help researchers, engineers, planners and environmental managers.
The courses, to be hosted March 2026, are titled ‘Environmental monitoring using autonomous platforms’ and ‘Applied photogrammetry for environmental monitoring’.
The new offering follows on from a development course run by the Scientific Robotics Academy last September.
The courses come amid the rapid expansion of twin technologies of AI and robotics, which are transforming the way tasks such as survey work and species identification can be completed.
SAMS senior lecturer in marine climatology & robotics, Dr Phil Anderson, said: “By the end of this decade we will have seen a huge change in how we collect data.
“The affordability and reliability of autonomous systems means that recording data in this way is very much the current direction of travel.
“Those who are familiar with such systems and understand their strengths and limitations will be ideally placed to not just adapt to this change, but help to develop and influence how robotics is used.
“Our course gives participants practical experience with autonomous systems and the necessary data processing skills to support that.”
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