  While research in ad hoc teamwork has great potential for solving real-world
robotic applications, most developments so far have been focusing on
environments with simple dynamics. In this article, we discuss how the problem
of ad hoc teamwork can be of special interest for marine robotics and how it
can aid marine operations. Particularly, we present a set of challenges that
need to be addressed for achieving ad hoc teamwork in underwater environments
and we discuss possible solutions based on current state-of-the-art
developments in the ad hoc teamwork literature.
