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morningfog

(18,115 posts) Wed Dec 5, 2012, 12:10 PM Dec 2012

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Swimming robot reaches Australia after record-breaking trip

A self-controlled swimming robot has completed a journey from San Francisco to Australia.

The record-breaking 9,000 nautical mile (16,668km) trip took the PacX Wave Glider just over a year to achieve.

Liquid Robotics, the US company behind the project, collected data about the Pacific Ocean's temperature, salinity and ecosystem from the drone.

The company said its success demonstrated that such technology could "survive the high seas".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20612140

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Swimming robot reaches Australia after record-breaking trip (Original Post) morningfog Dec 2012 OP

Unfortunately, once it got to Australia, it found out its wife had married someone else. n/t Ian David Dec 2012 #1

And put the child from the previous marriage up for adoption. Occulus Dec 2012 #2

While breast feeding... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2012 #3

and making out with the gardener SariesNightly Dec 2012 #4

STOP IT, ALL OF YOU! BE SERIOUS! mike_c Dec 2012 #5

Ian David

(69,059 posts)

1. Unfortunately, once it got to Australia, it found out its wife had married someone else. n/t

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 12:20 PM

Dec 2012

Occulus

(20,599 posts)

2. And put the child from the previous marriage up for adoption.

Reply to Ian David (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 05:18 PM

Dec 2012

At Olive Garden.

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

3. While breast feeding...

Reply to Occulus (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 11:34 PM

Dec 2012

and performing a circumsion on a pit bull.

SariesNightly

(285 posts)

4. and making out with the gardener

Reply to awoke_in_2003 (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 12:08 AM

Dec 2012

who hunts crocodiles in his spare time

mike_c

(36,281 posts)

5. STOP IT, ALL OF YOU! BE SERIOUS!

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 12:05 PM

Dec 2012

Narwhals, FUCK YEAH!

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