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wouldn't an unmanned submersible make more sense? why bother being above the water if there are no crew on board to breathe air, anyway? it seems like a subme
by oxide 10y ago
wouldn't an unmanned submersible make more sense?
why bother being above the water if there are no crew on board to breathe air, anyway?
it seems like a submersible would be ideal for certain military applications, patrolling, or whatever else you'd use a robot boat for.
also, I'd bet drug smugglers would really appreciate getting their hands on an unmanned submersible.
- blakeyrat 10y agoMaybe they're working on one. You gotta walk before you run. A submarine would have to be very autonomous, though. Getting a high-bandwidth signal to it for real-time control (without it surfacing) would be a huge challenge. A surface ship can just use old-fashioned radio.