# Underwater Robot Manipulation: Advances, Challenges and Prospective Ventures

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.02954 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2201.02954/

## Key facts

- Cited by 3 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 9 Jan 2022.

## Built on by (most cited first, 3 of 3)

- [Model-Based Underwater 6D Pose Estimation from RGB](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2302.06821/) (2023)
- [Benchmarking Online Object Trackers for Underwater Robot Position Locking Applications](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2502.16569/) (2025)
- [MANTA: Physics-Informed Generalized Underwater Object Tracking](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2511.23405/) (2025)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Underwater manipulation is one of the most remarkable ongoing research subjects in robotics. acpI-AUV not only have to cope with the technical challenges associated with traditional manipulation tasks but do so while currents and waves perturb the stability of the vehicle, and low-light, turbid water conditions impede perceiving the surroundings. Certainly, the dynamic nature and our limited understanding of the marine environment hinder the autonomous performance of underwater robot manipulation. This manuscript provides a discussion on previous research and the limiting factors that impose on the long-envisioned prospects of autonomous underwater manipulation to finally highlight research directions that have the potential to improve the autonomy capabilities of I-AUV.