Robot subs work on latest oil leak bid

Robot submarines are carrying equipment and cutting small pipes at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, preparing to place a cap-like containment valve over the blown-out oil well.

Robot subs work on latest oil leak bid

Robot submarines are carrying equipment and cutting small pipes at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, preparing to place a cap-like containment valve over the blown-out oil well.

Video feeds showed the robots using a circular saw-like device to cut small pipes around a wider riser that is spewing oil.

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