Turtini: The Robot Sea Turtle for Ocean Conservation at CES 2026

Introducing Turtini: A Robot Sea Turtle

• 🐢 Turtini is the first robot sea turtle, developed by Beatbot, showcased at CES 2026.
• 💡 The current prototype features a 2-hour battery life, with plans to extend it significantly before its launch in a few years.

Design and Biomimicry

• ☀️ The final design will incorporate a solar panel on its shell to help recharge the battery and extend operational life.
• 🌊 The sea turtle-inspired design aims to allow Turtini to cruise the ocean without disturbing marine animals.
• ⚙️ The team spent years studying real sea turtles' movements to accurately replicate fin motions, with plans to add propeller assistance for faster swimming.

Capabilities and Sensors

• 📸 Turtini is equipped with cameras for navigation and environmental observation, and can recognize interactive gestures to trigger specific movements.
• 🌡️ The robot can be fitted with various sensors to measure ocean temperature, pH, and detect contaminants.
• 🏊 While not demonstrated at CES, the robot can dive to 5 meters in lab settings, with future versions planned to dive even deeper.

Environmental Mission and Future Applications

• 🚨 Beatbot aims for Turtini to be deployable in emergency or natural disaster situations.
• 🐠 Its ability to blend in may allow access to protected marine environments that are off-limits to humans.
• ♻️ Lessons learned from developing Turtini are being applied to Beatbot's pool cleaning robots, and vice versa, particularly in areas like anti-corrosive technologies.
• 🌍 Robots like Turtini are crucial for observing and understanding our oceans, especially in light of climate change and coral bleaching events.