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Robotic Boat Hits 1,000-Mile Mark In Transatlantic Crossing

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday September 28, 2013 @07:20AM from the if-only-christopher-columbus-had-an-arduino-and-GPS dept.

toygeek writes "'Scout,' a 4-meter-long autonomous boat built by a group of young DIYers, is attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean. It is traveling from Rhode Island, where it launched on 24 August, to Spain, where all being well it will arrive in a few months' time. Scout has now gone about 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) of its planned 3,700-mile (5,900 kilometer) journey. Should it complete this voyage successfully, its passage will arguably belong in the history books."

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Will they get sued by the Boy Scouts? by rMortyH · 2013-09-28 08:01 · Score: 1, Funny

I thought they owned that word.
Re:History books?!?! by OzPeter · 2013-09-28 08:04 · Score: 4, Funny

Somebody is WAAAAY too easily impressed. It's a cool achievment? But historic?!?!?!
Its got "an Arduino, of course!" (*) in it .. surely that by itself is enough to make the history books?

* Direct quote from TFA .. including the exclamation mark.

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Re:Their data is suspect.... by pseudofrog · 2013-09-28 08:46 · Score: 4, Funny

You haven't truly lived unless you've traveled in a 95 mph ocean current.
Re:Their data is suspect.... by Longjmp · 2013-09-28 09:00 · Score: 3, Funny

You haven't truly lived unless you've traveled in a 95 mph ocean current.
Don't forget avalanche surfing in winter!

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