Autonomous boats provide temporary urban infrastructure

MIT research partnership investigates the potential of data-gathering floating structures that assemble and disassemble autonomously to transport goods and service urban inhabitants.

Netherlands28 Sep 2016
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Self-driving cars are not a new idea, and Springwise has covered a number of innovations in the area, most recently the launch of a fleet of self-driving taxis in Singapore. We have also seen architectural projects focussing on modular canal boats designed to meet various needs such as this Dutch design. Offering an innovation somewhere between the two, Roboats are autonomous, floating, temporary structures.

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