Artificial Intelligence and Drones

[Commander Dutch]

Although this thread is about anything dealing with AI and drones, it was reading an article about Saildrones being sent into hurricanes that caught my eye.

The first saildrone had a name but now there are so many they go by numbers such as SD 1045 which was sent into the eye of Hurricane Sam in 2021.

NOAA Saildrone Hurricane Observation

www.pmel.noaa.gov

 

[Commander Dutch]

The manufacturer also built the largest saildrone for ocean mapping down to 23,000 feet. Maybe one will eventually find Amelia Earhart and MH370 along with the thousands of planes and ships lost in WWII.

Surveyor Earns Ocean Innovation Award for Revolutionizing Ocean Mapping – Saildrone

The 2022 Ocean Awards Innovation Award recognizes significant contributions to ocean conservation through the development of promising new technologies.

www.saildrone.com

Measuring 72 feet long and weighing 14 tons, the Saildrone Surveyor is the world’s largest and most advanced uncrewed surface vehicle for ocean exploration.