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Long-Running Underwater Robot Lost At Sea

Posted by timothy on from the all-mechanical-pincers-bury-the-dead dept.

this_boat_is_real writes "Somewhere off the coast of Chile a pioneering underwater robot named Abe lies in a watery grave today. The Autonomous Benthic Explorer was one of the first truly independent research submersibles, being both unmanned and un-tethered to its launching ship. While on its 222nd research dive on Friday all contact with the craft was lost, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has announced."

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  1. It's a message from the Chilean mob... by DemonBeaver · · Score: 5, Funny

    Abe is now sleeping with the fishes.

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  2. Cthulhu strikes again! by gront · · Score: 5, Funny
    Om Nom Nom Nom... tasty robot snack.

    http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/309/

  3. ALERT SLASHDOT by Stephen+Tennant · · Score: 5, Funny

    Activate tearducts and proceed with robot mourning routine!

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