New, British Robotic Boat is Totally Autonomous
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Meet the new robotic boat C-Worker: Conducting measurements, scanning, recording, transmitting – all autonomously, without requiring human involvement.
British company ASV, a manufacturer of civilian and military unmanned naval vehicles, presented its new, advanced autonomous robot, aimed at coastline support missions for oil and gas companies.
The unmanned C-Worker robot is aimed at naval missions – surface or underwater surveys, taking temperature and environmental measurements, measuring depth and receiving sonar transmissions. The robot is capable of remaining at sea for 30 days at a time, moving at an average speed of 4 knots. It’s made of aluminum and is equipped with an engine, communication systems, acoustic equipment, navigation devices and gyroscopes. The C-Worker is close to six meters in length and weighs 3,500 kilograms sans payload.
iHLS – Israel Homeland Security
Dan Hook, ASV CEO: “The vehicle represents technological innovation in the field of maritime robotics, since it can automatically conduct a variety of surface and underwater scans, in addition to being able to carry out missions under harsh conditions. The robot saves human resources and other operational costs.”
Recently ASV manufactured autonomous robotic naval vehicles for a South Korean client, where they will be used mostly as naval targets for military weapons experiments.
Source: Robotic Tomorrow
