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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2023
Ut-battelle, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Caroline Carter, Plano, TX (US);
Brenda M. Pracheil, Knoxville, TN (US);
Phillip C. Chesser, Knoxville, TN (US);
Natalie A. Griffiths, Knoxville, TN (US);
Kristine Moody, Knoxville, TN (US);
Brian K. Post, Knoxville, TN (US);
Brennan T. Smith, Knoxville, TN (US);
Peter Wang, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Caroline Carter, Plano, TX (US);
Celeste Atkins, Knoxville, TN (US);
UT-BATTELLE, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating an aquatic robot. The methods comprise: autonomously propelling the aquatic robot through a body of water to a location where a water sample is to be obtained; and performing operations by the aquatic robot to autonomously collect the water sample, cause the water sample to flow through a filter that retains eDNA, lyses and releases the eDNA to a create a lysate, process the lysate to obtain a product for eDNA sequencing, generate eDNA sequencing data using the product, and communicate the eDNA sequencing data to a remote external device.