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Saildrones are mapping the ocean and collecting ocean and weather data

A fleet of unmanned surface vehicles equipped with AI and a suite of scientific sensors are currently mapping the ocean floor, counting fish populations and monitoring ocean and weather conditions all over the planet in the fight against climate change. CNET’s Stephen Beacham spoke with Saildrone Inc. Vice President of Ocean Mapping Brian Connon to…

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A fleet of unmanned surface vehicles equipped with AI and a suite of scientific sensors are currently mapping the ocean floor, counting fish populations and monitoring ocean and weather conditions all over the planet in the fight against climate change. CNET’s Stephen Beacham spoke with Saildrone Inc. Vice President of Ocean Mapping Brian Connon to learn more about Saildrone’s mission.

Read the CNET Article: Autonomous Saildrones are the newest weapon in fighting climate change

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41 Comments

  1. Kingsley P

    May 24, 2021 at 11:33 am

    This is pretty friggin awesome.

  2. mike Mmoja

    May 24, 2021 at 11:37 am

    wait, so is AI taking over the world or not?

  3. James Green

    May 24, 2021 at 11:51 am

    That’s great do they stop Russia invading the Antarctic and drilling for gas and oil to sell and burn.

  4. ravi d

    May 24, 2021 at 12:10 pm

    Let’s find MH370 plane in Indian Ocean..

  5. Miyuru Weerarathna

    May 24, 2021 at 12:10 pm

    I guess this may give clue about the Bermuda Triangle. The theories on its waves etc.

    • CNET

      May 24, 2021 at 1:24 pm

      Sure. Why not

  6. EyesOfByes

    May 24, 2021 at 12:50 pm

    2:52 *”Those aren’t mountains”*

  7. GODMAN •_

    May 24, 2021 at 1:13 pm

    But I think big fish can eat them and that can’t be a good situation

    • Marten Dekker

      May 24, 2021 at 5:40 pm

      They’re over 2.5 M long… & Not tasty… 😉

  8. John Walker

    May 24, 2021 at 1:29 pm

    Cool science tech!
    I wish they didn’t add the somber climate change scare tactics…

    • CNET

      May 24, 2021 at 1:57 pm

      Just sharing stats that the Saildrone’s have corroborated with NASA and NOAA satellites. Thanks for watching.

  9. Gary Korzelius

    May 24, 2021 at 1:30 pm

    This is a great use for tech! These drones have everything except the kitchen sink. Way to go I look forward to unmanned vehicles to do other research.

  10. ivan Prado

    May 24, 2021 at 2:20 pm

    Amazing! I’m an Autonomous Workplace Operations Student at South Metropolitan TAFE in Perth, Western Australia. Greetings

    • Jo NoSaY

      May 24, 2021 at 8:26 pm

      DOPE 💪🏾🔥

  11. Pollus Emanuel Zhudarak

    May 24, 2021 at 3:17 pm

    awesome, they need to work with spacelink

  12. Ron Ray

    May 24, 2021 at 3:30 pm

    How do they keep the bottom of the Salildrones from being covered with barnacles and debris!

    • CNET

      May 24, 2021 at 4:01 pm

      The actually do get covered with barnacles. Good question.

  13. vmacart

    May 24, 2021 at 3:50 pm

    brilliant! thank you

  14. Daniel Shick

    May 24, 2021 at 5:06 pm

    Trying to find the UAP headquarters perhaps?

    • CNET

      May 24, 2021 at 5:13 pm

      Could be a good use case.

  15. Peter Williamson

    May 24, 2021 at 5:12 pm

    Great idea

  16. Sunil Chowdary

    May 24, 2021 at 5:19 pm

    Chinese might be already collecting your patent protected designs, afterall they are planets worst polluters.

  17. Sneaky Mustard

    May 24, 2021 at 7:05 pm

    Are they made from 100% recyclable materials? What’s the process of saving these drones if they become non-functional in the middle of the ocean?

  18. Paul Kjoss

    May 24, 2021 at 8:03 pm

    I thought this would have been invented ages ago?

    • sebell C

      May 27, 2021 at 5:03 am

      they did NOT find a way to get it “funded” or “PAID” by government and corporations!
      Its NOT about the tech is about the MONEY!

  19. Robert Schlesinger

    May 24, 2021 at 8:05 pm

    Very interesting, informative and worthwhile video.

  20. Khy Nau

    May 24, 2021 at 8:15 pm

    Please don’t tell a flat earth/er about these advancements, their heads will explode.

  21. Samuel Dominguez

    May 24, 2021 at 9:44 pm

    Sounds all nice and dandy until they are spying for the US govt. That what the private sector is for in our country.

  22. David Naugler

    May 24, 2021 at 10:24 pm

    The fight against climate change? I prefer the slow death by “climate change” over death by volcano. Don’t give up.

  23. Nosredna Recneps

    May 24, 2021 at 11:15 pm

    I feel this a great step to protecting the environment.

  24. wetlandweasel

    May 24, 2021 at 11:59 pm

    Spy devices? Who is paying for all this? How come this technology used to bring our Africans into the 21st century with power and access to the internet?

  25. cattigereyes1

    May 25, 2021 at 1:01 am

    Man kind is a virus and the earths doomed. Due to government incompetence and ignorance. Enjoy! All that ocean plastics and zero recycling

  26. JOE peeer

    May 25, 2021 at 4:24 am

    ty

  27. 데킬라

    May 25, 2021 at 4:31 am

    군사용으로 쓰면 잠수함 침투도 확인 가능하겠네요

  28. Michal Bednarczyk

    May 25, 2021 at 12:59 pm

    Perfect spying device

  29. Erik Van Deventer

    May 25, 2021 at 10:23 pm

    I for one welcome our drone ship traffic and submarine monitors

  30. Russell A. Leenders

    May 26, 2021 at 11:05 am

    It is so amazing all the million’s and million’s spent on 1,000’s of new gadget technology every year just to see how fast Earth is being destroyed by human’s. Human’s worship SMART people but when it comes to WISDOM and DISCERNMENT for prevention,,, they think of that after everything is DEAD and GONE. If we just should of,,,,,

  31. Clark Janes

    May 26, 2021 at 12:33 pm

    Search for MH370

  32. DynamicSines dynamicsines

    May 26, 2021 at 12:43 pm

    f*#%ing love it…Tech at it’s Best, sweet…

  33. web2yt

    May 26, 2021 at 10:27 pm

    7 inches, kind of a lot

  34. Stefanie & Simon Gerber-König

    May 27, 2021 at 6:50 pm

    music is way too loud!!! otherwise nice video 👍

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