robot controlled rib!!

ollyit · 30 May 2006, 15:47

http://www.qinetiq.com/home/newsroom...hnologies.html

Zippy · 30 May 2006, 19:02

I think one of the guys in the office sent a Revenger 34 out to Oslo to be fitted out and on to the US forces for the same thing!

The thought of them shooting at a remote controlled revenger 34 is enough to bring tears to my eyes!

Rodan · 30 May 2006, 21:59

nah, it went to norway in the end.... had an unusual propulsion system

codprawn · 30 May 2006, 22:56

Easy enough to do these days - Just fit an auto pilot and let the chartplotter do the rest!!!

Dirk Diggler · 30 May 2006, 23:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by codprawn

Easy enough to do these days - Just fit an auto pilot and let the chartplotter do the rest!!!

Good way to get your rib home!

Jon Brooks · 31 May 2006, 08:47

who is wearing the kill cord?

Regards

Mike B · 02 June 2006, 14:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by codprawn

Easy enough to do these days - Just fit an auto pilot and let the chartplotter do the rest!!!

I think the thread title is slightly wrong.

A "robot" controlled rib would infer some sort of intelligence - ie to alter course if sensors indicated something was in the way or to identify a target and plot and steer the most appropriate cause.

I think this is a "remotely" operated rib - ie a human controller is making the decisions and driving it wirelessly. ie a big boys one of these http://www.toymonkey.com/bigpic.asp?...URL=rcRNLI.asp

Guess I'm just a bit pedantic!

codprawn · 02 June 2006, 14:33

Quite right - a major difference.

Even so things like this are so much easier now - you could build your own Tomahawk for about £10k!!!