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."
Re:Sadly no, (Score:4, Informative)
Pics (Score:5, Informative)
A picture (Score:4, Informative)
Since the linked article is a bit light on them:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=870
Spec sheet here [ctcmarine.com] (PDF 917KB)
Incorrect... (Score:5, Informative)
Out of water? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Out of water? (Score:2, Informative)
2) That's what weight means... The mass is the same. If there's another force in play, the weight will change. It's not hard to understand, why do you have it wrong? Why do you think orbit is called "weightless"?
Re:Pics (Score:2, Informative)
FTFY.
The image itself is here [blogsforcompanies.com].
Re:Out of water? (Score:4, Informative)
Interesting, but how useful? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Interesting, but how useful? (Score:3, Informative)