U.S. Navy's Drone Boat Swarm Practices Harbor Defense

A swarm of roboboats shows it can cooperate as a team on a harbor defense mission

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An unmanned rigid-hull inflatable boat operates autonomously during an Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored demonstration of swarmboat technology held at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story.
An unmanned boat operates autonomously during an U.S. Navy demonstration.
Photo: John F. Williams/U.S. Navy