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More robotic vessels are putting to sea for all manner of reasons
One day soon, off Australia's vast coastline, custom-built ships will plow the waters, collecting seabed data for the government. An operations center on the Australian island of...
Why it matters: Remote-controlled and robotic boats can serve many functions, from pre-installation investigations for a global subsea cable network to seabed surveys for offshore wind farm operators. For example, Ocean Infinity has a vessel located off the coast of Norway, positioned to survey the seabed for offshore wind farm operators and check underwater infrastructure for the oil and gas industry. Ocean Infinity believes it can pare down the number of humans required on its ships even further as it continues to automate operations with an extensive array of high-tech cameras, microphones, radar, and satellite communications.
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