New iRobot Promo Video Shows Robotic Boat!

Robot Stock News has found a new 1-minute iRobot Promo Video available today on YouTube, and for the first time it shows a robotic boat! This is the first time I've ever seen a robotic boat from iRobot, which is NOT an announced product, although robotic ships have occasionally shown up as potential future products on roadmaps shown by iRobot to stock analysts. The robotic boat is about 29 seconds into the video. iRobot already has a whole host of underwater robots under development, including the Seaglider, which recently set a record of 6 months under the Arctic ice cap. iRobot isn't the only company to develop robotic boats; BAE Systems is among the companies that have done so. Robotic boats have been suggested for such tasks as fighting piracy -- a hot topic of late given the Somali pirates -- and blocking terrorist attacks on larger, manned ships.

Here's the video (enjoy!):


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