The Robots Roaming the High Seas

[@ph.d.browne235]

Imagine being lost at sea and finding one of these. . . is there a "help" button?

[@sirlenni]

If you sit on it they would see you on their cameras, just like the seal. At least thats what im guessing

[@DiscoR53]

Tap 🆘 on the hull that should get someone’s attention.

[@CuongNguyen-le5ic]

*3 days have passed* The last resort is to hit the drone to force it to send some kinds of distress. Poor Soul: Crap, who make this cheap drone, there is a hole where I hit it, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@dreambeliever3652]

For assistance... DEPOSIT ONE QUARTER

[@okieking8503]

@@DiscoR53 or put your face in the cam lol

[@alexandrepv]

That seal saw an opportunity to work on its tan, and it seized it :D

[@fixento]

"indestructible' there is no such work in the oceans vocabulary.

[@austinbartose6527]

fixento People truly don’t learn from history. The titanic was the first “unsinkable” ship....smh

[@bigbirdmusic8199]

@@austinbartose6527 wow youre comparing the titaninc so small unmanned drones? why are you so dramatic? jesus you sound pompous as hell

[@brianpreston8483]

Everything is breakable

[@chrisw1462]

@@bigbirdmusic8199 You've obviously never been sailing in a storm. The violence of a storm at sea is unbelievable. I was on a multi-thousand-ton naval vessel, and I was still a bit scared.

[@architectinth]

Spellchecker is indestructible.

[@kcazseeley]

Have one stay in the Bermuda Triangle for a few months

[@Ajaxaxxess]

Great idea

[@MacMyKitty]

Wonderful idea

[@ChrizRockster]

I guess what kcaz is saying is to resolve any mysteries. But I would say the mysteries are largely surrounding the magnetic anomalies in the area, and also the fact that there are two sets of nearly identical looking islands but quite some distance apart which caused issues for dead-reckoning navigation. I don't recall hearing any incidents since modern navigation equipment such as GPS came in to common use.

[@CarliStacss]

It wouldn't even last a day out there!!! devils triangle bra!!

[@bpmrox]

they did and it just showed up in the Nevada desert

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

*Wonderful technology* that will help humanity to understand the ocean better.

[@ishigamiyu1991]

What does that mean?

[@dalesmith4609]

Would be cool if it had a fleet of detachable submarines on it's underside

[@Laserfiree]

The ocean is terrifying 😳🤯😵‍💫

[@desertblbuesman]

Daft comments here

[@mack8488]

The less we " know" the better...i dont know if you know but people are very capable of using information for the bad....

[@DSAK55]

in 10 years there will be robot pirates

[@ibrahimalhamzah3035]

can't wait for the new "Robirates of the Caribbean" with Robby Depp.

[@yousifarrad94]

DSAK55 Yeah not so much in the pacific, and if this is implemented near the East African Horn then I’m sure they’d have some defensive mechanisms. Also I don’t think pirates can detect tiny vessels like that, a tiny blip on a radar would be a huge air craft carrier in real life.

[@ihatesignupsgrrrrrrr]

@@ibrahimalhamzah3035 You mean Robby Beepp?

[@brianortiz2200]

True

[@ibrahimalhamzah3035]

@@ihatesignupsgrrrrrrr lets not fight now nerd! Its pronounced Depp in my language. Beepp in robot language.

[@JohnLee-jm4mo]

If I'm ever shipwrecked it would be a damn blessing to see one of these. You may still die but at least you can feel alot more safe than just floating out in the open.

[@entelin]

well considering they have cameras on there, you might even be seen and rescued

[@johncardussi]

Climb onboard like the seal.

[@abel3557]

He days he is making them robotic and manual

[@abel3557]

But not those small ones

[@mrMacGoover]

Or you might be caught on camera and be saved

[@HomoSapiensMember]

Such a wonderful video with clear and concise explanations. I used to work as a student for a Microtransat challenge, the goal of which is what the Saildrones embody precisely. Bloomberg captured the wonder perfectly here!

[@gunmobe]

Why aren’t they rowboats? It would be rowbots

[@RiggingDoctor]

Wonder what they use for antifouling if they can spend that much time out at sea and not come back crusted with barnacles!

[@jamesricher2741]

wiser to put an extra camera near the bottom to study marine life as a bonus!

[@tomw9078]

adds an extra place for leaks to form - hole, window, securing bolts/glue seams, etc, etc ,etc

[@KevinP32270]

@@tomw9078 great point.

[@surfinmuso37]

u mean the disappearing ocean life?

[@moskito5864]

BS thinking...how else do you think they wanted to check on the marine life on SharksCafe? from above? Get a clue, these things having cams under the surface

[@CountingStars333]

@@tomw9078 ehh attach an external camera. Sure they can do that.

[@thecitizenjoan]

The Seal on the Drone for 6 hours, was like this is fun! 😂😂😂

[@松田もしくろす]

Nothing short of genius. I only wish the video had shown how they sail on a run or even on a reach. Clearly they looked as if they could pinch upwind. I also wanted to see them knocked down by a following sea and then pop back up again. What do they do in the Horse latitudes? (the doldrums) Do they need to hove to in a squall? What type of proximity sensors do they have? How do they navigate through shoals? Can they take advantage of tides? I have lots of questions.

[@alexanderislas4382]

I was on a research ship that had like two of these following us. You’d be surprised at how small they look when on the bridge. There was a few times where we were almost on top of it before seeing it because the AIS system that they used to let ships know where they were was wonky. Funny looking when it just bobs along.

[@Chris-fo8wp]

I just saw one of these offshore, during a delivery, just South of San Francisco....

[@ralevdotcom]

Awesome video as always, Ashlee! It's weird how little views these interesting Bloomberg episodes have.

[@GregoriShaman]

some of us could not care a bit about tech and spend our time on more imp[ortant issues .like SCRIPTURE

[@brianrhubbard]

They are considered Media, and media has made a real bad name for themselves in the last few years. That should answer your question. Guilty by association.

[@bpmrox]

they are only for smart people...so

[@CarliStacss]

Lol that seal hung on the drone for 6 hours!! you deploy a million of this drones, seals don't got to visit the beaches no more!!!

[@AMJB100000000]

The Columbian drug market would like to order all 1000 of these drones lol

[@tiltil9442]

in ocean blue

[@AMJB100000000]

@@tiltil9442 🤣🤣 100%

[@cornerstonecontractingserv5161]

🤫

[@spikey2740]

Exactly my first thought. But they would have a slight/small problem. How hard would it be for the cops to find 1000 of them traveling across the ocean surface?

[@anonanon7377]

That drone will pay for itself. What is happening at shark cafe? Are they mating or eating? Who knows? "Nobody knows." Let's send multi-million dollar drones to find out!

[@ethanmerrill4999]

are the sharks paying?

[@antimatter4733]

Or something like accurately predicting the course of a hurricane, that could save millions of dollars and thousands of lives...

[@chrisc3697]

Drinking double espressos

[@abudabisas]

u underestimate power of sharkweek advertisements

[@joeblack4436]

This should be used to keep track of fishing vessels. At least 90% of which probably misreport where and how much fish they catch.

[@GoshMrJosh]

Can I ride one for research purposes

[@davidhastings7714]

to shark cafe?

[@Hyperious_in_the_air]

I'm surprised americas cup teams aren't using this sail design, seems much more stable and easy to control

[@jackc3727]

Hyperious verrry funny

[@elsietacek4419]

only if you're a seal

[@brianortiz2200]

@@davidhastings7714 no thanks lol

[@TRIPPLEJAY00]

Wow sounds like fun job and company to have. What a great story.

[@KidPersepolis]

I see that this video is four years old. They mentioned that they were hoping to have 1000 drones operational by now, 2023. Does anyone have any updates on where the company is in regards to that goal?

[@harveysmith100]

This makes me proud to be British. Great guy

[@AllenHanPR]

Sharks: Damn it robots, gonna take over our jobs!

[@6663000]

5:45 "they behave really predictably and safely around ships" ... this point needs some further clarification. Does it know the collision regulations, can it communicate with other vessels, can it reliably detect vessels both on and off AIS and act accordingly? I would assume they're not allowed to operate without supervision within the San Francisco VTS area.

[@JB-jn9kb]

I'm pretty sure what this means is if other ships come near it, it will avoid you in an attempt to not be seen. I can't imagine some of the people out their on the high seas just letting one of these sail by. Some of these pirates will pluck it from the water, scrap it for parts, and sell them. Damn things are full of high dollar electronics that are worth a fortune. Like a floating gold mine waiting to be harvested. Things obviously have radar to some degree, and I'm pretty sure if you get near it, a sensor will detect you and snap a photo. Investors are going to want to know they have some type of security with these investments. I'm pretty sure the thing has an array of sensors that he won't even disclose for that one reason.

[@bigboat8329]

cause we all know how much devestating damage a peice of floating plastic with a sail is going to do to a 2000 tonne ship. Home run canseco!

[@bigbirdmusic8199]

@@JB-jn9kb yeah and they'll know where every part went considering it has every type of tracking imaginable

[@753238]

It's a cia project. what do you think of them not thinking ahead?

[@joshuagift5635]

There already has been a costly collision with a salmon vessel and one in Drakes Bay. Costly for the fisherman. The drone just got scratched TF up.

[@davidearielrossolato978]

Since I was a kid I wanted to make a very similar thing, I'm happy somebody did it

[@fryncyaryorvjink2140]

I want to make a robot that searches the ocean floor, but it'll have to be nuclear powered

[@chrismofer]

this is so cool! the idea that they're fully autonomous is the best bit. it's like, a sensor has failed, it needs repairs, so you just give it a beach to come hang out by and then you can go grab it with a little skiff.

[@nealbagai5388]

This is the most San Francisco thing I've ever seen

[@ElTurbandito]

Watching your video got me a job. Thanks Bloomie

[@VitePapa]

Something tells me drug cartels would love to get a hold of this things.

[@alexandermcd9192]

More than likely have.

[@Fanaz10]

what for?

[@tomservo5007]

vite vega: who do you think funded these things?

[@akj7]

Tom Servo Nice.

[@thommytwotoestimesthree847]

Because they're interested in research? Or reef search?

[@MIZUch.]

Imagine just chilling with your homies somewhere and then have a swarm of weird drones flying above you with cameras pointed at you

[@g.graham8995]

Absolutely awesome and breath taking. Love what these robots an do in the vast ocean.

[@samuelpezzetta7084]

Fascinating invention! I hope this will improve our knowledge of the oceans.

[@rainmechanic]

Unlikely, A more strategic use will be to surveil the worlds oceans, Keep tabs on recreational coastal activities, and monitor global shipping trade routes by the CIA, NSA, and other nefarious Permanent State Alphabet Agencies.

[@jasperasis5209]

Samuel Pezzetta ...Going for a swim moron...

[@stefolino]

Cool, it ll display the nuclear submarine. Just add a water rocket.

[@honkhonk8009]

@@rainmechanic Yeah. Lets have innefficient litterally drifting logs help for survelance.

[@lingth]

I always wondered if larger versions of these unmanned sea drones, would have "submarine" capabilities, to instruct the drone submarine to move to a certain point, DIVE, then follow a plotted path across the sea, Rise and then dock. These will be able to transport or smuggle packages across oceans, undetected by radars and coast guards. like how aerial drone are being used to drop off packages, these will be the underwater versions. You wont need a crew for them, or food for the long voyage.

[@mwj5368]

A brilliant genius idea. It's easy to ask a negative question, and only from my amateur perspective... but there are amazing satellites now days that monitor the oceans. Aren't there satellites that can remotely do the same job? How is the data collected by the sailboats better than what can be gathered by satellites? The sailboats are an ingenious design, but hundreds of them all over the world? Would this be then data in conjunction with or subcontracting to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, the "NOAA"? Thanks for this fine video and for caring about the planet!

[@Mike-oz4cv]

Satellites are expensive and have limited resolution and coverage. Vision is easily blocked by clouds. I don’t know how accurately (if at all) satellites can measure parameters like water temperature, currents, wind speed, humidity etc. That being said, I don’t see the advantage of a *moving* sensor/weather station like these drones. Stationary buoys (if the ocean is shallow enough to anchor them) should be cheaper and much more reliable.

[@bryannonya9769]

had you listened as opposed to looking for holes you would have had your questions answered.

[@ecrusch]

cool video. Thank you.

[@business]

Thanks for watching! There's more Hello World coming soon, so keep an eye on this channel.

[@bobgaysummerland]

Alameda ...I miss it. NAS Alameda is home to a ton of smart people after the base closed. Well done on this one.

[@Djaj2000]

Based in Alameda, I've driven past them so many times. Sail drone is close to doer the submarine company and a rocket company. There's breweries, distilleries, and wineries. The base has changed so much over the past ten years.

[@joshuagift5635]

At roughly 6 min the claim is made that these vessels have had no accidents or incidents. This is not true. Last year, in Drakes bay, during the final weeks of commercial salmon season, there was an incident involving the 55foot steel fishing vessel Aurora. The collision involved the sail drone cutting behind the commercial vessel with gear deployed. This drone was certainly scratched as wires and cables, fishhooks, floats, and a lead were dragged over it. The salmon vessel lost one float, one 30lb lead, 60ft cable, and assorted bait equipment. The saildrone did as it was programmed to do and passed astern of the vessel. However, it failed to take the fishing gear into account, either because the program does not recognize the configuration of a fishing vessel or because it is programmed to get too close to an unidentified vessel that may be dragging something. This is a hazard that can also entangle the coast guard or vessel assist or a tug+tow as well.

[@adriyel1]

Thank You Kanye, Very Cool!

[@johnwang9914]

Great, more things to hit on the open sea. Hope they have AIS and are programmed to divert from collision courses with other AIS broadcasting vehicles.

[@JB-jn9kb]

Exactly!

[@thirdopinion8708]

What are the settings for crashes with other vessels? As in commercial lines, etc. What are the legal repercussions when running into one, or vice versa?

[@glenbartholomew1058]

Are there any really small versions? They would great pool toys; maybe river and lakes too.

[@TR-jh5nd]

Would commercial airline tracking could be possible using these drones if they were fitted with the right equipment and networked back to land? It would assist should something like Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 occur...

[@HH-kl8ed]

Giant ocean plastic waste cleanup system: *Allow me to introduce myself*

[@honkhonk8009]

No. It would need more thrust.

[@2000Cowboys]

Chris Miller's book ( Chip War ) covers saildrone technology very well.

[@harveydecker6381]

Simply amazing. Interesting and informative. and very cool !

[@dustintravis8791]

This rig definitely caught my eye as a windsurfer of 30 years! Cool rig Richard! What kind of tack does it perform, upwind or downwind?

[@johnarizona3820]

Genius! This will save lives and bring light via direct data to global areas that need attention.

[@greggakegga8820]

Blessings to this guy.

[@Paul-ir6hr]

They just found that sailing drone on a beach in Victoria Australia. It was lost whilst sailing around Antarctica collecting data. It disappeared for a year. Before washing up a beach.

[@VMKinnovations]

What about barnacle growth? Oooopsie!

[@RoccosModernLifestyle]

I can only imagine someday someone lost at sea will be saved by one of these guys

[@CartoonistVikrant]

You are being watched. Even in deep sea. 👓

[@joeyriveira6697]

No mention of they original creator of saildrone Dylan Owens .

[@redlinels8444]

So these would really great for finding people lost at sea? Could find them first before sending people since there could be ton of them out there searching for anything.

[@clavo3352]

He's on the verge of owning the ocean. Imagine his ability to harvest lobster and crab and tuna! With a few modifications he could open drone-seafish-Restaurant to sell fresh sea product.

[@senatorjosephmccarthy2720]

clave, what ever happened to Leviticus 11?

[@clavo3352]

@@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 It went the way of Liv. 19:28

[@christopherwebber3804]

Interesting video. I thought he was going to say they would send it out to the Pacific gyre and study the rubbish collecting there. That aircraft hanger looks like the one used on Mythbusters - so they can't use that site any more if they were to continue the series?

[@newsgetsold]

Amazing. Wind and solar power and data gathering on the high seas.

[@kenthinson2980]

"Nothing has ever gone around the world Unmanned" guess he never heard of a satellite 😉

[@danfield6030]

Kent Hinson ......smartass

[@graphincer3164]

Guess he’s also never heard of plastic

[@youtubynotme]

These things need more solar power, a marine grade speaker, a marine grade music player, and the theme to jaws Also, I want their trimaran and 2 or three of those sails :-D

[@flybeep1661]

Gotta catch me one of those for my boat collection.

[@russotragik]

5:56 seals, the "sea dogs"

[@rahulsinghal9046]

Looks like he is the only one doing all the work.

[@AngryHybridApe]

I was gonna do that. Except mine didnt have a sail or studied weather, just solar panel, camera, and pre navigated with a gps. It got home when it got home. Kind of like a contemporary message in a bottle type thing. And hopefully nobody messes with it.

[@dkennell998]

Awesome vid, wish I could like it twice

[@Krommandant]

Pretty cool design! I was wondering if there are other commercial applications for this? Maybe a larger scale model for eco-friendly tourism?

[@johndifrancisco3642]

I can't wait to see pictures of the Great Whites biting them :P

[@CountingStars333]

Autonomous water craft seems great They can't sink...they just need power. Seasteading can be done better using them.

[@kevinc638]

Currently reading 'Elon Musk: The quest for a fantastic future', by Mr.Vance. I had no idea you're relevant on youtube too. You shed light on so many important topics. What a brilliant man, and what a BRILLIANT idea this Saildrone is!!! THE FUTURE IS NOW :D

[@edstercw]

Is that the 2015 book? I read that it was eye-opening! Vance has some tenacity to biography someone who values control and privacy so much

[@WestWind]

weather- water- and biology measurement... for risk assesment, for insurance firms, for financial markets and human safety... hmmm what else you think?

[@snazzlebaz125]

drones Collect waste store it in a floating capsule with gps tracker on board. Then track the waste and collect how you wish

[@bigbirdmusic8199]

that sounds remarkably inefficient

[@flinkostememniakgrant1266]

Now you've got waste in a floating capsule? More waste

[@TenMedic]

Isn’t there a chance for them to be mistaken as shipping lane buoys? I’m just interested because they could pose a risk for ships running aground due to them.

[@Raikooo]

Its a great initiative...if we can know more about them then we can preserve those spots

[@user9b2]

Wonder if two wings would give better performance, control and efficiency wise?

[@alexeyfedotov4227]

Wow! This is the most beautiful project I've seen in recent years! These drones are perfect for so many functions and this design looks simple and cool. Wish luck to this guy!

[@theeabster1983]

I wonder if it has ever picked up a rogue wave or if it would or could measure a rogue waves height

[@paulosilva-dm1qb]

Forgimme for being intrusive, but don´t they need to have those green and red indication lights to show other ships where it´s starboard and portside located? They are only noticed by radar? I didn´t see any

[@D4NS80]

Wow these are fantastic!

[@carlesmv3391]

What determines whether you do or don't fit the outriggers, turning Saildrone into a trimaran? And what happens if it overturns with the outriggers?

[@hthring]

I've seen 2 of these this month in different Australian harbour's one with a smashed sail .

[@theAppleWizz]

interesting what part

[@sqeakgeek]

Hey guys you know already I will bet but you could sync a GPS shark tag so the drone could go right to specific a sharks? Start tagging like crazy at the Farallones :)

[@TimZarra]

Not once did he mention if it could withstand a shark bite

[@PestoIsLarge]

the seal on the back of the drone is the best thing ever

[@poly_hexamethyl]

Looks like an expensive boat. Aren't they worried about them getting stolen, out there all alone by themselves? As for "indestructible", I doubt it. There's weather and sea states that would easily break it into bits, I would think.

[@lotothel7490]

"The honey badger" 🤣😂😂

[@Vlaid65]

A great idea well executed.

How about purposing the robots to clean up the plastic in the ocean?

[@josanjosan]

Sounds like a great idea

[@voluweb]

The ocean can clean him self from plastic much faster, we simply have to stop plastic production.

[@yuehhtewbb427]

Boyan Slat is doing it already.

[@GamingMuchTerry]

How fantastic!

[@Danny-fs1hk]

Excellent story!

[@thestudentofficial5483]

This thing would do great for countries like mine

[@airwipe1639]

Can’t imagine being stranded in the middle of the pacific, specially down between New Zealand and South America. Literally middle of nowhere

[@Syndesi]

Very cool, but do these drones have something like an emergency-button so that people can use these drones to get rescued?

[@cocoaliveson3235]

Great video.

[@monstercolorfunco4391]

Did he say: We are following the sharks to colombia and back again year round :D

[@samualwhittemore228]

It looks like the Navy's trimaran drone that they used to base out of San Francisco...except a lot smaller. Their drone was 50 feet long.

[@graydonpawlik7072]

These should be used for rescue! If someone is lost at sea, send 20 of them out with heat sensors.

[@jshepard152]

graydon pawlik Yeah, in 14 years they would complete the search area.

[@smsailfast]

This is a five year old video but I don't see any comments about 4:42 where the graphic appears to have the foils backwards. In the graphic the rudder is on the bow and the foils are angled to catch debris instead of shed it. -OCD sailor

[@De.Original.Rah.Fiki.I]

Put in a motor and prop, you have solar panels, so when the wind dies down and the current is strong they do not drift many miles off course. This is also important to consider when one thinks about obstacle avoidance.

[@tomw9078]

I think the whole idea is that they travel to places where there is almost always wind. Adding a propeller means another set of equipment and ports, increasing the number of places the drone may leak from.

[@De.Original.Rah.Fiki.I]

@@tomw9078 And if an XLCC is on a collision course with the robot its sturdy body can survive? I forgot its unsinkable. This is truly a great robot you built.