QUT unleashes autonomous killer robot on Great Barrier Reef

By Matt Johnston on Aug 31, 2018 11:15AM

RangerBot delivers lethal injection to invasive species.

A killer aquatic drone that can accurately identify and eliminate prey all by itself is about to be unleashed by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Thankfully it’s targeting pest crown-of-thorns starfish attacking the Great Barrier Reef (for now). The ongoing collaboration ...

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