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Underwater Robot to Re-Cross Gulf Stream

Posted by Zonk on from the who-doesn't-like-a-good-robo-ray? dept.

karvind writes "PhysOrg is running story about a small autonomous underwater vehicle, or AUV, named Spray which was launched yesterday (March 25, 2005) about 12 miles southeast of Bermuda. The two-meter-(6-foot)-long orange glider with a four-foot wingspan will slowly make its way northwest, crossing the Gulf Stream and reaching the continental shelf on the other side before turning around and heading back to Bermuda, where it will be recovered in July. Spray made history last fall as the first AUV to cross the Gulf Stream, but this time it is making the trip from the other direction."

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  1. I for one... by Mr.+Underbridge · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Let's just hope it doesn't get gobbled up by those pesky Bermuda Triangle Aliens.

    I, for one, welcome...ah fuck it.