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Following a number of technical setbacks, the Mayflower autonomous research vessel has successfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean, clocking up 3,500 miles (5,600 km) and arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on June 5.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, Transpo… Continue reading Mayflower autonomous ship successfully crosses the Atlantic
HD Hyundai has announced that the Prism Courage, a 122,000 tonne ultra-large natural gas tanker operated by its subsidiary Avikus, has become the first large ship to make an ocean passage of over 10,000 km (6,210 miles) under autonomous control.Continu… Continue reading Massive LNG tanker sails itself across the Pacific in shipping world first
It would cost a lot of money to send a boatload of marine scientists across the Atlantic Ocean, all of them conducting research along the way. That’s where the Oceanus will come in, as plans call for it to make the trip and do the job without any crew … Continue reading Plans unveiled for Oceanus long-range autonomous marine research vessel
China christened a remarkable new 290-foot ship last week – the world’s first semi-autonomous drone carrier. It’ll carry, launch, recover and co-ordinate the actions of more than 50 other autonomous aerial, surface and underwater vehicles.Continue Read… Continue reading China launches an autonomous mothership full of autonomous drones
It looks like it’s soon to be lights out for the Mars InSight lander. In the two years that the lander has been studying the geophysics of Mars from its …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: May 22, 2022
Piloting a large ship through a heavy traffic area is no joke; there can be a huge number of hazards to keep track of, each traveling with its own speed and trajectory, and large ships are so slow to respond to control inputs that decisions need to be … Continue reading Autonomous container ship completes 790-km trip from crowded Tokyo Bay
In the Northern hemisphere, summer is about to hit us full bore. While we love the season, we do dislike lawn maintenance. Apparently, so does [salmec] who developed the Mowerino …read more Continue reading Summer’s Coming – Let Mowerino Cut Your Grass
Colorado’s Lightning eMotors is adding Level 2 and Level 4 autonomous capabilities to electric medium-duty commercial vehicles thanks to a partnership with Virginia’s Perrone Robotics, and has already announced its first customer.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Lightning eMotors adds autonomous option to electric fleet vehicles
The UK will get its first full-size autonomous bus service this summer, if final road testing that begins in the next two weeks goes according to plan. Known as Project …read more Continue reading Automate the Freight: Autonomous Buses to Start Operation in UK
Back in November 2020, startup Open Ocean Engineering launched an autonomous trash collector aimed at clearing plastic waste from harbors, lakes and canals. After partnering with games titan Razer last year for a radical redesign, a sleeker Clearbot ha… Continue reading Robotic marine trash collector starts making waves in Hong Kong