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  Robot Boats Hunt Pirates - Navy - Unmanned Surface Vessels - Protector - Popular Mechanics 

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  Robot Boats Hunt High-Tech Pirates on the High-Speed Seas As maritime crime heats up, will the U.S. Navy follow Israel and Singapore’s lead to stock up on new unmanned surface vessels? And could they stop ... Al Qaeda? The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard have expressed interest in the 30-ft.-long Protector, which comes mounted with a machine gun and could be retrofitted for commercial use. (Photograph Courtesy of BAE Systems) Robots versus pirates —it’s not as stupid, or unlikely, as it sounds. Piracy has exploded in the waters near Somalia, where this past week United States warships have fired on two pirate skiffs, and are currently in pursuit of a hijacked Japanese-owned vessel. At least four other ships in the region remain under pirate control, and the problem appears to be going global: The International Maritime Bureau is tracking a 14-percent increase in worldwide pirate attacks this year. And although modern-day pirates enjoy collecting their fare share of booty—they have a soft spot fo   [More...] [Less...]

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  iiRobotics.com 

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  Robots need to interact with their surroundings. We make them see with cameras and measure their environments with other sensors. Based on these measurements, robots control themselves with algorithms ... also developed by research/ students/ enthusiasts. Monitoring the capture control and sensor processing software in unifying frameworks, will enable re-use, fine tuning and better performance of the robot. It has been said that the HAL 9000 computer is the most empathetic character in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Even though his "nervous breakdown" turns him into a murderer, his eventual "death" by disconnection is sadder than any other death in the movie. But almost everyone who has seen the movie has wondered: what exactly caused HAL's breakdown? Robots will become more sophisticated. With increased logic comes responsibility. Engineers will have to prepare for the day when the robot says.. Personal Robotics Falling out of love with robots Tuesday, 29 April 2008 Bill Thompson doesn't think he   [More...] [Less...]

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