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9th Annual AUV Competition Results

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the below-the-water-line dept.

Sean.D.Matthews writes "This weekend the 9th Annual Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Competition was held in San Diego. This year, teams were challenged to complete three tasks including finding a docking station, dropping markers in marked bins along a pipeline, and surfacing in a recovery zone marked by an acoustic pinger. Teams from MIT, Cornell, Duke and eighteen others competed for the grand prize. After an intense final round, the University of Florida's Team SubjuGator walked away with the victory for a second year in a row. Interestingly, the UF team ran Windows XP embedded on SubjuGator's on-board computer."

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  1. I like to thank god, my family, bill... by not+already+in+use · · Score: 3, Funny

    Steve Balmer will be giving his victory speech shortly.

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  2. Artistic Faults. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Interestingly, the UF team ran Windows XP embedded on SubjuGator's on-board computer.""

    The BSOD's blend nicely with the water.

  3. Uh-oh... by vnangia · · Score: 5, Funny
    Interestingly, the UF team ran Windows XP embedded on SubjuGator's on-board computer.

    I have this sinking feeling...

    1. Re:Uh-oh... by EzraSj · · Score: 3, Funny

      New meaning to the word crash? The blue sea of death? Luckily it sprung no security leaks? /got nothin.

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  4. I am totally suprised... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    that it never deep blue screened.

  5. Makes a good fit... by Capt+James+McCarthy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Unlimited cooling source + buoyancy control = Hardware necessary to run XP

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  6. Deep blue screen of death. by pookemon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Release of Vista now delayed while Microsoft develops drivers for a snorkel.

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  7. Windows? by Bazman · · Score: 2, Funny

    Surely any marine vessel should be running Portholes XP.