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FishPi: Raspberry Pi Powered Autonomous Boat To Cross the Ocean

Posted by Unknown on from the dolphins-protest-sea-drone-program dept.

lukehopewell1 writes "The Raspberry Pi is a triumph in computing, and it's now set to become a triumph in robotics as one developer plans to build a model boat around it and sail it across the Atlantic Ocean, completely unmanned. It's codenamed FishPi and will see a model boat sail across the Atlantic all by itself save for a camera, GPS module, compass and solar panels." The creator is posting updates on the build progress using a forum on his website.

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  1. Bingo! (SlashDot Bingo) by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 5, Funny

    "BitCoin"..."Raspberry Pi"...Bingo!

  2. Re:So... by SJHillman · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would have made a tiny robotic pumpkin carriage and called it a Pumpkin Pi. But that's just me.

  3. This was posted to soon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Shouldn't this be an article of after they built it and it about to leave on it's trip? I could say hey I'm creating a rocket launch system and rocket guidance system using Raspberry Pi that will take my hamster not only into near earth orbit but also using GPS and compass gliding back to earth to my backyard all caught on it's internal camera. Oh and it's all solar powered. Call it RocketPi. Come on.... Anyone can start building anything wait for it ready to be tested before everyone goes ape over it.

  4. Re:eBay by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Breaking news: Somali pirates are now in the Atlantic. And now we go to Steve for the weather.