Boats


It seems inevitable that the high seas will eventually play host to a sort of proxy war as automated vessels clash over territory for the algae farms we'll soon need to feed the growing population. But this rocket-launching robo-boat is a peacetime vessel concerned only with global weather patterns.

Don’t worry, this rocket-launching Chinese robo-boat is strictly for science


00160_Solar-Voyager-Autonomous-Boat-at-sunset About 200 miles due east of Boston, a robotic boat is putting along at a walking pace on what could be an historic journey across the entire Atlantic. “Solar Voyager,” built by two friends in their spare time, would be the first autonomous vessel to cross that ocean — and the first one to cross any ocean using solar power alone. Read More

‘Solar Voyager’ autonomous boat looks to make history in sun-powered ...