Amsterdam and MIT work together to develop unmanned yachts

July 06, 2021

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is known for its developed rivers. While the world is focused on researching driverless car technology, the city’s AMS Institute and MIT have reached a five-year research project, Roboat, to explore The feasibility of driving a yacht.

MIT professor and Carlo Ratti, principal researcher of the Roboat project, said on Monday that he had reached an agreement with AMS:

“You can imagine the picture of using unmanned yachts to deliver goods and people. But also imagine that such equipment may also be assembled in a few hours, thus forming a temporary floating facility, such as an emergency bridge or stage. ."

In addition, Roboat can also install sensor acquisitions, environmental data such as water quality, air quality, and noise, and it can provide real-time monitoring of up to 165 urban waterways in Amsterdam.

The total research funding for the Roboat project is 25 million euros, of which MIT will invest 20 million euros. The project's main research base is located in Amsterdam, but participating agencies will also seek cooperation with other cities around the world.

According to the current plan, the prototype of the first unmanned yacht is expected to come out in 2017.


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