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Robotic Gliders Soar Underwater

Posted by michael on from the soon-to-be-militarized dept.

zymano writes "Yahoo has this tech news on ocean gliders that can go on journeys for hundreds of miles and last for weeks using pumps that push ballast water in and out to subtly change their buoyancy. This enables them to alternately rise and fall through the ocean as they glide forward. Oh , $60,000 if you want one." See our previous stories for more information.

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  1. bewm by kewsh · · Score: 0, Troll

    "The first generation of gliders look like little more than 6-foot torpedoes fitted with stubby wings that provide the lift needed to move them forward."
    OK so how long until one hits a russian sub and/or ship and starts a war?

    1. Re:bewm by kewsh · · Score: 0, Troll

      ok and they dont produce duds? what makes you think someone wouldnt assume that the torpedo was a dud?