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Ocean Infinity's marine robotic vessel

Robotic ships could inspect underwater pipelines without a crew

4 March 2022

Autonomous ships that can deploy uncrewed underwater vehicles could be used to inspect pipelines, cables and seabed drilling activity
robot ship

US Navy's huge uncrewed robot ship has journeyed through Panama Canal

18 November 2020

An uncrewed vessel that can carry 540 tonnes of cargo and cruise at 65 kilometres per hour has just become the first robotic vessel to pass through the Panama Canal

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