Autonomous boats can target and latch onto each other

(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) The city of Amsterdam envisions a future where fleets of autonomous boats cruise its many canals to transport goods and people, collect trash, or self-assemble into floating stages and bridges. To further that vision, MIT researchers have given new capabilities to their fleet of robotic boats -- which are being developed as part of an ongoing project -- that lets them target and clasp onto each other, and keep trying if they fail.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news