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Denmark tests unmanned robotic sailboat fleet

by domofutu on 6/16/25, 8:31 PM with 8 comments

  • by pugworthy on 6/16/25, 10:57 PM

    I've often eyed the Saildrone craft (which they are using) when heading out to the Alameda ferry dock area. Pretty cool looking devices.

    https://www.saildrone.com/

  • by terravion on 6/16/25, 11:26 PM

    Congrats to Saildrone! I am surprised that the article did not discuss the dramatic force structure re-evaluation that needs to be going in light of the Ukrainian non-navy dominating the Black Sea, instead of the framing of Russian incursions in the Baltic Saildrone type assets seem well poised to be a part of that small, distributed, networked type of sea control.
  • by ahazred8ta on 6/16/25, 11:08 PM

    In 2016 the autonomous Solar Voyager tried to cross the Atlantic. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/solar-voyager-hmc...
  • by ivape on 6/16/25, 11:59 PM

    There might be a space for remote boating with very small toy boats that are incredibly durable.
  • by FajitaNachos on 6/17/25, 12:59 AM

    That's f*king pretty cool was my first, and lasting, reaction.
  • by schultzer on 6/16/25, 9:52 PM

    Great to see this, Denmark would do well having an autonomous regiment in the Navy, Airforce and Army.