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Is this tuna-bot the future of US harbor security? | Gawker

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23 September 2012



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The BIOSwimmer is an unmanned underwater vehicle designed after the tuna and increased underwater mobility. In addition to harbor patrol, Boston Engineering hopes to eventually devlop a commercial version for the oil-shipping industry.

Director Mike Rufo: “It’s designed to support a variety of tactical missions and with its interchangeable sensor payloads and reconfigurable Operator Controls, can be optimized on a per-mission basis”.

Read more at gizmodo.com and phys.org.




Markus Waibel is a Co-Founder and COO of Verity Studios AG, Co-Founder of Robohub and the ROBOTS Podcast.
Markus Waibel is a Co-Founder and COO of Verity Studios AG, Co-Founder of Robohub and the ROBOTS Podcast.





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