Platypus Robo-Croc Boat Sampling (2014)

  • John, Chris and Abhi at the Rift Valley overlook
  • Visiting a Maasai manyatta
  • Putting the boat together at Maji Camp
  • Working on the crocodile disguise
  • Ready for the first field trial
  • Maiden voyage on the Mara River
  • Boat driver and pit crew
  • Robo-croc silhouette
  • Working on the boats in one of the luxury rooms at Amani Mara
  • Chris processing water samples at Amani Mara
  • Getting ready to survey the hippo pool at Amani Mara
  • Robo-croc on the Ntiaktiak River
  • The Platypus team
  • High tech work in the bush
  • Surveying the Ntiaktiak River
  • Curious onlookers
  • Launching the boat in the Amani Mara hippo pool
  • Stand-off
  • Prepping the boat
  • Hippos skeptical of the new pool member
  • Another successful deployment
  • Watching with fingers crossed
  • Checking the data collected
  • Launching the boat on another voyage
  • Close call!
  • Troubleshooting in the field
  • The Platypus team (John, Chris, Paul, and Abhi)
  • A great day in the field with our friends from WWF
  • Wouldn't be a true safari without a breakdown
  • Celebrating a great trip and awesome data!
May 30, 2014