It would be so cool to build one of these things with a collision detection system and a nuclear reactor so that it could crawl the entire ocean. Imagine what it might find. You could potentially become quite wealthy on treasure hunting expeditions alone I would imagine.
A swarm of submarine drones will scour the depths for MH370
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#32It is so disingenuous to say fugro only used 1 auv in the original search so this search will be better. Most of the scanning was done with towfish rated to 6000m using sidescan from three vessels rather than auv's. The article makes it sound like the original search was done with one auv that couldn't get to 6000m.
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#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
Surely it should be a school?
Yeah actually kidding aside, why not that? Maybe the idea is that robots are more like insects than fish, but that seems a bit exotic imo.
Because a group of flying drones painted black and then we'll have a murder of drones.
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#35> Seabed Constructor is the most advanced civilian survey vessel on the planet today. If its array of technology cannot find MH370, then it is likely that nothing will
That sentence seemed gushing and overstated. Presumably a large metal plane isn't really going anywhere and if these 8 underwater drones don't find it then if people keep trying they will in the future.
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#36It would be so cool to build one of these things with a collision detection system and a nuclear reactor so that it could crawl the entire ocean. Imagine what it might find. You could potentially become quite wealthy on treasure hunting expeditions alone I would imagine.
You wouldn't need nuclear. It could surface for solar/wave generation as needed. That wouldn't necessarily slow it down because the reduced cost would allow you to have more of them operating simultaneously.
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#37It would be so cool to build one of these things with a collision detection system and a nuclear reactor so that it could crawl the entire ocean. Imagine what it might find. You could potentially become quite wealthy on treasure hunting expeditions alone I would imagine.
Your comment does nothing except reveal how you have zero understanding about the ocean or how far science has come attempting to understand it.
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#38This is what a HUGIN submarine drone looks like (from the manufacturer's site): https://www.km.kongsberg.com/ks/web/nokbg0240.nsf/AllWeb/B3F...
> When you purchase a HUGIN AUV you join the our family. That's an interesting point of view. I guess it's common with really expensive things?
It continues:
> This means access to support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The HUGIN family also provides upgrades, advice, training and participation in our AUV user conference where ideas and experience are shared.
So they do mean something concrete by it, even if the language is flowery and over-affectionate.
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not necessarily...InstantPot told me that when I bought their ~$100 device
And are you invited to an instant pot user conferences too?
Previously on HN we said net promoter score considered harmful https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16003514 but I am curious to know the NPS for instant pot.
I have one and I've personally gotten more than five friends to buy. So far the feedback has been positive. I know nothing about the company and receive zero commission or guidance.
Re: A swarm of submarine drones will scour the depths for MH370
#40This is what a HUGIN submarine drone looks like (from the manufacturer's site): https://www.km.kongsberg.com/ks/web/nokbg0240.nsf/AllWeb/B3F...
fun fact: Kongsberg also runs arctic teleports/earth stations: https://www.google.com/search?q=kongsberg+satellite+services...
And they're a defence contractor. It's sort of like a much smaller Norwegian domestic version of Lockheed Martin or Boeing.