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Robot boat completes 3-week Atlantic mission


Still Waters

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A UK boat has just provided an impressive demonstration of the future of robotic maritime operations.

The 12m Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) Maxlimer has completed a 22-day-long mission to map an area of seafloor in the Atlantic.

SEA-KIT International, which developed the craft, "skippered" the entire outing via satellite from its base in Tollesbury in eastern England.

The mission was part-funded by the European Space Agency.

Robot boats promise a dramatic change in the way we work at sea.

The USV Maxlimer was originally developed for - and won - the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-53787546

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1 hour ago, Still Waters said:

The mission was part-funded by the European Space Agency.

I wonder why the ESA would be interested in mapping the sea floor.

Am I missing something here?

 

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