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Ocean Robots Race Across The Pacific

By On November 18, 2011

The technology capital firm Vantage Point, oil services provider Schlumberger, Google and Virgin Oceanic are among a few of the diverse companies behind the PacX Challenge to send a robot [...]

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Magnetic-wheeled robot climbs ships to fight pirates

By On May 11, 2011

(Photo: ReconRobotics) The micro-robotic company ReconRobotics has developed what they hope is the new standard in piracy reconnaissance aboard ship, the Recon Scout Throwbot piracy reconnaissance system.  The system is [...]

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Robotic Icebergs Take Awe-Inspiring Arctic Images

By On March 8, 2011

What happens when you build a robotic iceberg, put it on an alaska fishing vessel and set a course for true north? Awesome video! Gizmodo tells us: Did anyone catch [...]

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Pirates Beware: Armed Robots on Watch

By On March 3, 2009

Photo by Donsolo The maritime security blog, EagleSpeak, points us to a Russian company that offers a safer alternative to putting crewman on deck to face armed pirates. The alternative? [...]

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The Protector – Anti Piracy Robot

By On December 10, 2007

Want to know more about The Protector? Popular Mechanics tells us; Robots versus pirates—it’s not as stupid, or unlikely, as it sounds. Piracy has exploded in the waters near Somalia, [...]

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