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Robot dive buddies are no longer theoretical. They’re already here, and they’re changing how work gets done underwater. Thanapol Tantagunninat, in “Beyond Autonomy: What If Your Next Dive Buddy is a Robot?”, takes us inside the systems built to extend our reach: AUVs that respond to diver input, robotic tools that work alongside humans, and a near future where diving with machines may simply be part of the job. Then there’s the other side of diving, the part that strips everything down to consequence. In “Never Turn One Body Into Two: Edd Sorenson on Cave Rescue” by Stratis Kas, the reality of cave rescue comes into focus, where judgment isn’t abstract and mistakes compound fast. The rule is simple, and absolute: never turn one body into two. From there, the issue expands. In “132 m/433 ft on a WWII Cruiser: USS Atlanta, Up Close” by Andrew Oakeley, we follow what it actually takes to put a team on USS Atlanta at 132 m/433 ft, with five days on a wreck that few will ever see. Jarrod Jablonski, in “Blueprint for Success: Abstain or Indulge? The Deep Air Argument,” revisits the deep air debate without slogans, focusing instead on physiology, context, and decision-making. Kewin Lorenzen’s“Eyes, Skin, Light: The Images Changing How We Understand Sharks” shifts the frame entirely. Where there once was fear, he delivers detail, texture, and intent. Kim Mikusch, in “Inside RESA: Kim Mikusch on What Keeps CCR Diving Safe,” explains how RESA is shaping CCR safety across manufacturers, while Joseph Dituri, in “Pressure Is a Drug.”, reflects on pressure not as theory, but as lived experience, and the cost of getting it wrong.