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June 27, 2012 04:05 pm

FishPi: Raspberry Pi Powered Autonomous Boat To Cross the Ocean


lukehopewell1 writes "The Raspberry Pi is a triumph in computing, and it's now set to become a triumph in robotics as one developer plans to build a model boat around it and sail it across the Atlantic Ocean, completely unmanned. It's codenamed FishPi and will see a model boat sail across the Atlantic all by itself save for a camera, GPS module, compass and solar panels."The creator is posting updates on the build progress using a forum on his website.

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