Podcast Episodes

#36: SandHound: Applying robotics to advance critical coastline survey capabilities

Episode 36

For several sweltering weeks along the North Carolina coastline, an ERDC teampushed a quadruped robot with a suite of advanced sensors to its limit t…

9 months ago

#35: Tech Transfer: Adding the reach to research through commercialization

Episode 35

ERDCWERX and ERDC’s Office of Research and Technology Transfer (ORTT) are accelerating innovation for the Warfighter and the nation. Through its coll…

9 months, 1 week ago

#34: Underwater ROV: Making aquatic infrastructure inspection safer, cost-effective

Episode 34

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) manages hundreds of locks and dams, which are critical components of a complex navigation system that is cen…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

#33 PODS and RAIL: Versatile ramp system aids expedient deployment of military equipment

Episode 33

ERDC and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) collaborated in 2016 to develop a transportable r…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Announcing a new format

We would like to announce some exciting changes that are coming soon to the Power of ERDC podcast. Beginning in October, we will relaunch the Power …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

#32: Muddy: A mapping robot for extreme environments

Episode 32

A low-cost unmanned ground vehicle capable of producing 3D maps, the Muddy robot has solved a variety of mapping challenges since 2017. Developed by…

1 year, 5 months ago

#31: Wellbot: An innovative system to maintain relief wells

Episode 31

The nation’s levees and dams depend upon relief wells to alleviate underground pressure when water levels are high. However, microorganisms and natur…

1 year, 8 months ago

#30: Oil on Ice: Improving spill response in frigid regions

Episode 30

The environmental and economic toll of large-scale oil spills, such as the Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon incidents, can linger for decades. That…

1 year, 11 months ago

#29: Underkeel Clearance: Quantifying demand for USACE dredging

Episode 29

The ships calling upon U.S. ports have grown larger, and navigation channels must be dredged to greater depths to handle them. However, dredging is e…

2 years, 1 month ago

#28: Advanced manufacturing: Using 3D printing, new materials and optimized designs to produce large-scale components

Episode 28

As America’s civil works infrastructure facilities age beyond their initial design lives, so do the thousands of individual components that keep them…

2 years, 4 months ago