The World's Biggest Undersea Robot 81
Roland Piquepaille writes "According to redOrbit.com, companies installing subsea cables for telecommunications companies and pipelines for the oil industry now have a new tool, the UT-1 Ultra Trencher which is the world's biggest subsea robot. This beauty weighs 60 tons (out of the water) and has a length of 7.8 meters, a width of 7.8 meters and a height of 5.6 meters. In fact, it has the dimensions of a small house but is more expensive, carrying a price tag of about £10 million. It can move at a speed of 2 to 3 knots under the sea. And it can trench pipelines with a 1-meter diameter in deep waters of up to 1,500 meters."
Sadly no, (Score:5, Funny)
In other news.. (Score:2, Funny)
dimensions of a small house... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:So if undersea cables criss-cross each other... (Score:3, Funny)
The Abyss? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Not A Robot (Score:3, Funny)
Re:So if undersea cables criss-cross each other... (Score:5, Funny)
Crafty excuse for the wife (Score:3, Funny)
You: Yep, I'll be out laying pipe.
Re:Incorrect... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Sadly no, (Score:4, Funny)
The Terrible Secret of Oceans (Score:3, Funny)
Grandma is protected at the bottom of the ocean.
Re:So if undersea cables criss-cross each other... (Score:3, Funny)
Wow, I didn't know my phone installer posted on slashdot! Hi there, remember me? Green house, picket fence, you cut my cable the DAY OF THE SOPRANOS FINAL EPISODE!!! AAAAUUUGGGHH!!!