The growth in Aquaculture over the past decade has been phenominal, we’re eating more fish, stocks are depleting in some areas and catching the blighters is one of the world most dangerous jobs. Step up Ocean Technologies who’ve made underwater pens for a few years and are now entering into a joint effort with MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) to build ones that move autonomously.
Professor of submersible robotic engineering Naomi Kato is completing early tests on the SOTAB (Spilled Oil Tracking Autonomous Buoy) and hope these can be a common feature on all oil tankers in the next three years.
First a flotilla of robotic fish for ocean reconnaissance, then the threat of bikini clad beauty replacement robots for those in bother in the briny. Now the latest droid taking to the high seas is set to seek out much more of our murky underwater expanse.
It can snaffle up sharper shots when there isn’t much available light around
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker gameplay has been revealed in a new video from the developers at Kojima Productions. The footage shows the first Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker mission called For Starters: A Solo Sneaking Mission and a number of brand new gadgets at Snake’s disposal.
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