Unmanned robotic yacht crosses the Atlantic

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The SB Met, built by Norwegian company Offshore Sensing AS, reached the finish line of the Microtransat Challenge for robotic boats on Aug. 26, two and a half months after setting off from Newfoundland, according to preliminary data.

What is basically a model sailing boat has sailed semi-autonomously across the Atlantic to claim a prize in an international competition. Course corrections were given remotely, but everything else was controlled by the on-board gizmos.

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