「ゆめいるか」「じんべい」、「おとひめ」（”Otohime "," Jinbei "" or "dream"）

海洋研究開発機構は５日、神奈川県横須賀市の同機構横須賀本部で、新型の無人探査機３機を公開した。
　いずれも、海上の支援船からケーブルでつながずに、深海の予定した経路を自力で動き回る「自律型」の探査機で、稼働中の「うらしま」に続き、同機構で２～４機目。３機の同時開発は、世界的にも例がないという。
　「ゆめいるか」（全長５メートル、重さ２・７トン）は、希少金属などが蓄積する「熱水鉱床」を海底で探索する。深さ３０００メートルまで潜り、海底地形を従来の１０～１００倍の精度で計測したり、熱を感知したりする。開発費は約８億円で、２０１３年度から運用を始める。
　「じんべい」（全長４メートル、重さ１・７トン）、「おとひめ」（全長２・５メートル、重さ０・８５トン）の２機は、海中の二酸化炭素濃度などを計測する。開発費はそれぞれ約９億、約２億円。年内に試験的な観測を始める。　海こそが未来の人類を支える重要な役割を担っていくことでしょう。その意味からも海洋国家「日本」の技術力を世界に示して欲しいですね。そして世界のリーダーになってほしいですね。

Development Agency for Marine-Earth Science and five days, at the headquarters of the same mechanism of Yokosuka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, has released a new unmanned aircraft 3.

Both, not connected by a cable from the support ship at sea, by the spacecraft of the "autonomous" move around on their own routes planned deep-sea, followed by "Urashima" in the running, the second plane to 4 Organization said. Simultaneous development of three machines is that there is no case in the world.

"Do you dream" (5 meters long, 2.7 tons in weight) is to explore the seabed, such as rare metals to accumulate "hydrothermal deposits". Diving up to 3000 meters deep, and measure with an accuracy of 10 to 100 times the conventional bottom topography, and to sense the heat. Development costs are approximately 800 million yen, to start operation in fiscal 2013.

"Jinbei" (4 meters long, 1.7-ton) "Otohime" (2.5 meters long, 0.85 tons in weight) of the two machines, such as to measure the concentration of carbon dioxide in the sea. Development costs are approximately 900 million, approximately 200 million yen, respectively. Experimental observations begin by the end of the year. Would go play an important role in supporting the humanity of the future what the sea. I want it to show the world the power of technology "Japan" is also a maritime nation from its meaning. I want to become leader of the world.