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| Moose: Sea Bots Are Real |
| 2005-12-14 |
| Sea-faring bots In the future, robotics could play a role in anti-piracy defences, though the technology has yet to be endorsed by the International Maritime Bureau. Robotic bots could safeguard the seas from piracy and fight ocean-going people traffickers, reports Tracey Logan in the BBC World Service's Discovery programme. [Moose, I take it all back.] |
| Posted by:Slairong Omasing1777 |
| #7 [dinning out tonight..crow] MOOSEY plz accept my apology. [/crow] |
| Posted by: Red Dog 2005-12-14 16:25 |
| #6 Not funny at all. |
| Posted by: Ivan the Terrible .... 2005-12-14 15:15 |
| #5 ArmyGuy, that was pretty funny! Too many CapitalOne commercials for you, eh? |
| Posted by: Steve White 2005-12-14 10:41 |
| #4 In the future, robotics could play a role in anti-piracy defences, though the technology has yet to be endorsed by the International Maritime Bureau. I can see it now: mechanical dolphins with a high explosive payload. Find a pirate ship, snuggle up to the hull, and BOOM. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-12-14 10:33 |
| #3 doctrine can change quicker than the technology ... best to have the latter and then decide about the former |
| Posted by: anon 2005-12-14 09:54 |
| #2 I thought the current policy was that robots were good for surveilence, but that a human had to make descisions and give orders to deliver fire. That kind of limits the potential use of robots, doesnt it? At least the kind they are talking about. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2005-12-14 09:40 |
| #1 ARRRRR MATEY'S,We've had a merry time piliging and pirating!! but since everyone's changed to BOTS we've had to find new jobs!!!! WHAT'S ON YOUR SHIP???????? |
| Posted by: ARMYGUY 2005-12-14 09:35 |