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- 1McLaren-Built Robot OSCAR Aids Great Barrier Reef Coral Restoration●How McLaren’s F1-Built OSCAR Robot Is Speeding Up Great Barrier Reef Coral Restoration
OSCAR, a robot developed with expertise from McLaren's Formula 1 team, is being used to speed up coral restoration on the Great Barrier Reef. The machine applies racing engineering to reef repair, helping plant and monitor coral more quickly than manual diver work. Reports highlight it as an unusual crossover between motorsport technology and ocean conservation.