Royal Navy tests robotic unmanned boat to explore uncharted waters

The United Kingdom Royal Navy has detailed work with a robotic boat without a pilot called Otter Pro, once recently tested as a remote-controlled option for non-operated water monitoring. The tests were conducted by the Royal Navy Hecla project team at the Defense Diving School. Thanks to a range of sensors, Otter Pro is able to gather information about objects on the seabed, as well as waters around the controlled distance boat.

The tests took place at the Horsa Lake on the Island of Horsa, according to the Royal Navy, who said his team HECLA team identified a variety of underwater wrecks underwater using Otter Pro and his sensors. Objects include a helicopter, a day cruise and a motorboat.

In addition to observing the structural collapse and the decomposition of these objects, the sensors also detected the erosion of the sailors and the swimming lines of the divers. The Royal Navy Graham Mimpriss project commander said the tests showed Otter Pro as “higher than existing portable systems”.

The Royal Navy plans to use Otter Pro as a remote-controlled unmanned way to investigate waters in future potential military efforts. The ship is described as ability to quickly and efficiently acquire information, which makes it useful in a “quick response context”, according to the Royal Navy.

Otter Pro has been transported to the test site in a van; It took less than an hour to get the boat on the waters to get surpass. Only three people were required to operate the boat, including a person to process the data and another person who was monitored. The Royal Navy plans to test Otter Pro in more complex environments in the future.