New Robots Hunt Pirates by Sea

mattnyc99 writes "PopularMechanics.com takes a peek into the growing world of high-tech piracy on the open seas, which the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard are looking to cut off by investing in a new fleet of superfast, gun-mounted unmanned surface vessels (USVs). From the article: "The Interceptor is available now. But the USV market is just getting started: Two months ago, British defense firm Qinetiq debuted its own robotic vessel, the jetski-size Sentry. Among its potential duties is intruder investigation, which could include scouting out unidentified boats, along the lines of the raft that detonated alongside the USS Cole in Yemen, as well as offering a first look at a possible pirate-controlled vessel.""

Comments

Not piracy

[loshwomp]

Remember, it's not piracy, it's "unauthorized copying". Oh, wait...

Pirate Dread

[Anonymous Coward]

"We are the Dread Pirate Robots. There will be no survivors."

If only we had a remotely-operated wheelbarrow... That would be something!

apologies to spongebob

[shineyboy]

Who hunts down pirates on the high seas?
ROBOT GUNBOATS!
Dangerous and deadly and fatal they be!
ROBOT GUNBOATS!
If nautical mercy is something you wish,
ROBOT GUNBOATS!
Then put up your hands or sleep with the fish!
ROBOT GUNBOATS!

The next step in evolution

[glittalogik]

It's time. The days of zombie PCs are numbered. The future is...

Zombie robot pirates!

Do you realise just how much more awesome the world is about to become?

Re:Keep it a Secret

[Cassius Corodes]

Excellent, my stocks in testosterone laced leather froo-froos are going to go thru the roof!