The AI-Powered “Mayflower Autonomous Ship” Finally Sets Sail
Sep. 26, 2020The MAS is controlled by an “AI captain” and can sail through the waters autonomously, without a crew or anyone on board.It is designed to explore and collect various environmental data from the seafor researchers to better understand major environmental issues like global warming and ocean pollution.
As I mentioned in my earlier piece about the MAS, the autonomous ship entirely runs on the powerful “Edge Computing” system of IBM.The onboard AI-system uses the advantages of the edge computing systemto store and use data in and from the local storage on the ship for faster real-time data processing.
Apart from this, the ship also packs IBM’s Power AC922 system, which is used in many supercomputers around the world. There is also the “Powervision” technology which enables the ship to detect and identify other ships and floating buoys in the sea.
You cancheck out the official pageof the “Mayflower Autonomous Ship” to get all the nitty-gritty details about it. You will also be able to track the MAS, get the research data through this website next year.
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