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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[Roboats!  HAHA!!!<br><br>(No, I'm serious.  This is not your standard internet sarcasm.  That's perfect!)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[grjohnston]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 11th 2008 7:00PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[If current trends are any indication, the future will be full of autonomous electric vehicles.  Awesome.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[uclatommy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 11th 2008 7:03PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[and no humans to ride in them]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[andres]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 11th 2008 7:26PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[I, for one, welcome our sea-faring sailbot overlords.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ignatius]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 11th 2008 9:13PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[The only question remaining: Can the get to the fucking island and end the show???]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[rv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 11th 2008 7:17PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[*bum bada bish*]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[luzzio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 11th 2008 7:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[Smart sailing software sounds really cool.  I wonder if it they'll be able to figure out a way to work with the chute at 25 knots on the lee. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gregersonk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 11th 2008 7:30PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[It's a gadget website dude, no need to flex your sailing ePenis here...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Campbell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 11th 2008 7:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[Propelled by artificial intelligence...<br>That'd be artificial psychokinesis?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Benson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 11th 2008 7:30PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[Expect 8th-page articles on unmanned ghost ship sightings to start appearing in the papers soon.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[dajimmers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 11th 2008 8:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[Arrr I'm working on autonomous pirates. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[H4MM3R]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 11th 2008 8:54PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[For a race, that boat is not going to be very fast without a jib or spinnaker, but I guess that have to keep it as simple as possible for the robotic control.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Evan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 11th 2008 8:45PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm gonna basically repeat Campbell's comment here:<br>It's a gadget website, we don't need you to comment just to show everyone you know about sailing.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[kr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 11th 2008 10:26PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[@kr - he's correct.. without a jib, this thing is going to be hamstrung in a race... no need to try and look like a clueless geek with no knowledge of the world about him other than that he absorbs through blogs on his mother's computer, get outside and see the fucking world.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[fragge]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 11th 2008 10:46PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[@fragge<br><br>Yeah, it'll be slow. But it's racing against other APK sailboats, so, unless the other teams can figure out the added complexity, it may not be at a disadvantage.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Benson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 12th 2008 12:44AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[Enter the crytoplasmic comforts of a small confinement inside a wobbly seanse and wake up in the future, or err...<br><br>This bloat does not flote.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[kingu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 11th 2008 8:46PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[This seems a little less challenging than the project that was done in the desert. How many sensors do you need to avoid all the obstacles you may encounter in the middle of the ocean. :P]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pseudorant]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 11th 2008 9:09PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[Clearly you have never sailed...driving's a little bit easier. You know, the road doesn't move when you're driving, for one.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Za]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 11th 2008 9:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[It's no Horatio Hornblower]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[roflercopterer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 11th 2008 9:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[This is terrible for the environment.   <br>Imagine of the computer gets sea sick,<br>It will be throwing up silicon with little squares of orange nano-particles overt the side…<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[marty.com.au]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 11th 2008 11:02PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[that made me lol. thank you]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 12th 2008 1:15AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[Well, from what I heard about the self-driving cars, none could even make it across the finish line.  How well are self-driving boats going to do?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Makalu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 12th 2008 12:30AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[actually a few cars have finished it. the first race none of them did but the latest one the VW finished first.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 12th 2008 1:17AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[Computer gets seasick - atonomous pirates - yuk yuk  <br><br>Actually, one could easily rig a self-tailing jib.  There ARE 'one meter'<br>radio controlled sailboats already out there.<br><br>Campbell and kr - back to your sandboxes - it's past your bedtime.<br><br>DW]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[whizlap]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 12th 2008 4:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microtransat robot sailing takes to the high seas this fall]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/microtransat-robot-sailing-takes-to-the-high-seas-this-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[Now you guys have to read "I, rowboat", a neat story by Cory Doctorow. <a href="http://www.flurb.net/1/doctorow.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.flurb.net/1/doctorow.htm</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wout Mertens]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 20th 2008 4:32PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
