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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This research was supported by the Australian Research Council Special Research
Initiative, Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (project number
SR200100008), and the New Zealand Antarctic Science Platform (K882-2324-A
RSRED – Benthic Sentinel Sites; Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment
Grant/Award Number MBIE ANTA1801). We are grateful to staff at Antarctica
New Zealand for their field-based operational and logistical support. Mechatronics
support was provided by Adept Turnkey Ltd. and the UTAS Central Science
Laboratory, with special thanks to Sean Sarikas and Philip Hortin. This work contrib-
utes to BEPSII Task Group 2: New Technologies.
AUTHORS
Emiliano Cimoli (emiliano.cimoli@utas.edu.au), Institute for Marine and Antarctic
Studies, College of Sciences and Engineering, University of Tasmania, and Australian
Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania,
Australia. Juan Carlos Montes-Herrera, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies,
College of Sciences and Engineering, University of Tasmania, and Discipline of
Geography and Spatial Sciences, School of Technology, Environments and Design,
College of Sciences and Engineering, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania,
Australia. Vonda Cummings and Peter Marriott, Earth Sciences New Zealand,
Wellington, New Zealand. Ryan S. Haynes, Discipline of Geography and Spatial
Sciences, School of Technology, Environments and Design, College of Sciences and
Engineering, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Vanessa Lucieer,
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, College of Sciences and Engineering,
University of Tasmania, and Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science,
University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
ARTICLE CITATION
Cimoli, E., J.C. Montes-Herrera, V. Cummings, P. Marriott, R.S. Haynes, and V. Lucieer.
2026. Advancing monitoring of nearshore Antarctic sea ice and benthic ecosystems
with HIcyBot. Oceanography 39(1), https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2026.e107.
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