robots to cross atlantic

[wil]

"The Times of London reports that seven robotic craft will compete in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in October 2008. One of them, 'Pinta the robot sailing boat,' has been designed at Aberystwyth University in Wales. Pinta is expected to sail for three months at a maximum speed of four knots (about 7.4 kph). Its designers hope the Pinta will become the first robot to cross an ocean using only wind power. This 150-kilogram sailing robot costs only $4,900. The transatlantic race will start between September 29 and October 5, 2008 from Portugal. The winner will be the first boat to reach a finishing line between the northern tip of St. Lucia and the southern tip of Martinique in the Caribbean. Here are additional details and links."

[Tao_Equus]

The cocaine barons have been doing it for years

[wil]

Originally Posted by Tao_Equus

The cocaine barons have been doing it for years

good point, I didn't read all the requiements, but yes utilizing remote control subs to travel adjacent your transport is not uncommon. Similar flights have been carrying cargo over the border but in these cases humans have still been in control.

My understanding on this is that they have to navigate and make corrections on their own and accurately reach their destination under thier own volition. A human is only to push go.

[greymare]

sorry, I didnt read the link but Im guessing they wont travel "out of range" and get lost.

[wil]

Originally Posted by greymare

sorry, I didnt read the link but Im guessing they wont travel "out of range" and get lost.

They'll get lost if someone shuts the satellites down or their GPS gets broke...I doubt that they've taught any of the robots to use a sextant.

[Alex P]

Originally Posted by wil

good point, I didn't read all the requiements, but yes utilizing remote control subs to travel adjacent your transport is not uncommon. Similar flights have been carrying cargo over the border but in these cases humans have still been in control.

My understanding on this is that they have to navigate and make corrections on their own and accurately reach their destination under thier own volition. A human is only to push go.

Oh cool.... Like a giant model boat that a man controls? Nifty....

Its like the "amazing" deep blue computer.... Oh wow it beat the chess champion... So it has like a mind and it can equal the human mind.... No just some amazing Human mind designed and built it... The only amazing thing about computers, machines and technology... Personally for me, is that man made them....

Saw a quote once that said something a long the lines of... The most advanced neural-networking computer has like one ten-thousandth the mental capacity as the common house hold fly lol... :P

Computers are a basic and simple example of how powerful the human mind is..... And that is at 1% potential level... In the extreme and rarest of cases 2% of the human minds potential..... Imagine 10%.....