Archaeologists intend to recover more parts of an "ancient computer" in a shipwreck by using a new deep diving exosuit.

For years, archaeologists and scientists wanted to explore the ancient Greek Antikythera wreck in the Aegean Sea.

They hoped to find more fragments of the famous Antikythera Mechanism, a device made in the 2nd century BC and known as the world's oldest analog computer.

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It's a device made up of numerous cogs and gears that allows people to track the cycles of the solar system. It took another 1,500 years for another such astrological clock to be made in Europe.

The wreckage was discovered by divers in the 1900's, but the inability to stay underwater for long periods prevented anyone from studying or explore the wreckage more.

Until now.

Canadian company Nuytco Research developed an exosuit for such missions. The suit -- which looks like a puffed up Iron Man suit -- will allow a diver to reach a depth of 150 meters while still performing delicate tasks.

Archaeologist Theotokis Theodolou said even at that depth, he'll still be able to dig, grasp, pluck and clench his fists.

Due to the multiple patented rotary joints, divers will have no problems moving their arms or legs.

They'll also be able to travel quickly thanks to 1.6 horsepower thrusters in the suit's legs. These thrusters are controllable with pads inside the boots.

The suit is made mostly of aluminum and weighs about 530 pounds.

It also has equipment like LED lights and cameras outside the suit, an oxygen renewal system and a line to the surface with a fiber optic gigabit Ethernet that allows two-way communications, and backup batteries in case of emergencies.

Brendan Foley, a marine archaeologist involved in diving to the wreck of the Titanic, also said humans will be able to stay underwater longer due to the exosuit's technology.

The Antikythera Mechanism consists of up to 40 bronze cogs and gears. It was used by the ancient Greeks to track the cycles of the solar system.

Of the mechanism's 82 recovered fragments, seven are mechanically significant and have the majority of the mechanism and inscriptions. 

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