Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 10 minutes ago

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OSCAR (Operating System for Coral Assembly and Restoration), aka Machine One, is a breakthrough semi-automated coral-seeding system, designed to solve one of reef restoration’s most persistent constraints: speed.

Thanks to our unlikely collaboration with McLaren Racing, we have reached a major milestone in our mission to accelerate coral reef recovery.

Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program, Australian Institute of Marine Science, QUT (Queensland University of Technology)