Amsterdam canals transformed by Roboat
The five-year research project on autonomous floating vessels in metropolitan areas investigates the potential of self-driving technology to change urban infrastructure. The collaboration between the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions and the Massachusetts Institute for Technology has already resulted in a first series of prototypes, which will be presented on location in October 2018.
Autonomous platforms can be combined to form floating bridges or stages. Autonomous floating vessels can be deployed to collect waste, to deliver goods, to transport people, and collect data on the city. Roboat reimagines urban infrastructures with cutting-edge technologies towards on demand infrastructures.
The first prototypes have already been developed. Currently, the research team is further developing the technical designs and autonomous robotics techniques. The research results of the second year of the project will be presented in Amsterdam in October 2018. This presentation will include a live demonstration on the Amsterdam canals. In the meantime, watch this video to see how Roboat has developed over the past 12 months.
More information on the project can be found here.
