An underwater drone passes inside the seawater during a demonstration at a Marina in the southern resort of Ayia Napa, Cyprus, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) ...

But a new technology, underwater drones, of all things, has the potential to redefine how they are monitored and used. Right now, a first-of-its-kind project is happening in the waters around Cyprus.

The small, autonomous underwater vehicles ... “Our goal is to make a system under which six of our mini-drones can do the same work for the price of one conventional drone,” Brizard said.