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I really like these, using a different passive propulsion: https://youtu.be/Hx5sntHLpu4 https://youtu.be/Hx5sntHLpu4 Also much more low profile :)
by anotheryou 10y ago
I really like these, using a different passive propulsion:
https://youtu.be/Hx5sntHLpu4 https://youtu.be/Hx5sntHLpu4
Also much more low profile :)
- Carioca 10y agoIsn't that the company James Gosling went off to?
- blt 10y agoyes.
- Animats 10y agoThat's a new, fancier Wave Glider. They've been making those for about 10 years. I heard their designer speak at Stanford. On the original version, the only powered moving part was the rudder, and they only had one underwater "wing". The utter simplicity of the thing is impressive. They're surprisingly controllable; they can generally keep to within 100 meters of the desired course. They communicate over Iridium. In early tests, they first ran one around Hawaii, then went from Hawaii to Monterey Bay, then up to the coast of Alaska and back. The Coast Guard classifies them as "floating debris", so they don't have to show navigation lights or obey the Rules of the Road. Collision with a ship would cause no more damage to the ship than hitting a loose surfboard. Liquid Robotics' control center watches ship positions from AIS and maneuvers the little boards out of the way.
- benzofuran 10y agoThe wave gliders are some awesome technology - I've been keeping an eye on their development for a while. Unfortunately they've only been hiring out of a very small pool and it's about impossible to get your foot in the door.