A caption shared with the post says, "I was not expecting the manta ray to be this close to me, I was just trying to take ... a manta ray while snorkeling in Indonesia has gone viral on TikTok.

Underwater view of Giant oceanic manta ray in tropical Nusa Penida island, Indonesia (Credit: Denis Moskvinov/Shutterstock ... allowed Setyawan to approach and make close eye contact from just a foot ...

Imagery released today by Northrop Grumman provides a close up view of one of the two rear propellers of the Manta Ray UUV (uncrewed underwater vehicle). Just a few hours after a new 360° video ...

Northrop Grumman’s massive Manta Ray underwater test bed completed at-sea trials this year, validating its ability to operate below the waves and with minimal human contact. In a photo first shared ...

The vessel - named after the sea creature due to its diamond-shaped body and wing-like fins - is used for underwater ... Just last week, Northrop Grumman revealed more details on its robotic ...

The new underwater drones, with names such as Ghost Shark, Herne and Manta Ray, can typically dive thousands of feet below the surface and operate largely without human interaction for days on end.

These properties make their collective motion especially relevant to complex underwater operations ... Based on photographs of real manta ray configurations, the researchers studied different ...

Within just two hours ... "By mimicking the manta ray's fluid silhouette, we've solved buoyancy and stability issues that plague humanoid underwater robots," said Fan Dixia, 35, the project's ...

They found the tandem formation only significantly increases propulsion for the middle manta ray, and the two triangular ... can help optimize formations for underwater vehicle operations.