Rutgers Attempts Robot Atlantic Crossing 67
RUCOOL writes "Rutgers University students and staff launched a Slocum glider AUV in an attempt to be the first such vehicle to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Progress so far is good, but it will be a long 6- to 9-month journey. Status as well as other information can be tracked here. Media links can be found in the lower left section of page, among images, and storyline blogs." And Google Earth fans can track the vehicle's progress, too.
Re tasking (Score:5, Interesting)
The small relative cost and the ability to operate multiple vehicles with minimal personnel and infrastructure will enable small fleets of gliders to study and map the dynamic (temporal and spatial) features of subsurface coastal waters around the clock and around the calendar.
The small relative cost and the ability to operate multiple vehicles with minimal personnel and infrastructure will enable large fleets of gliders to transport many small loads of contraband through coastal waters around the clock and around the calendar.
Who owns it? (Score:5, Interesting)
unmanned seacraft or floating objects are considered flotsam and belong to whoever gets on board or fishes
it out of the water.
Now what happens if somebody helpfully "recovers" this craft and claims a reward for his good deed?