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Bookmark or Share- Boaty McBoatface - National Oceanography CentreHi, I’m Boaty McBoatface, an autonomous underwater vehicle. I can travel on my own for miles under water and ice, at great depths, undertaking scientific research and sending my findings back to scientists on ships and on land.
- Boaty McBoatface - WikipediaBoaty McBoatface [2] [6] (informally known as Boaty) [1] [7] is part of a fleet of six 'over the horizon' autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) of the Autosub Long Range (ALR) class. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] Launched in 2011 the ALRs are designed, owned and operated by the National Oceanography Centre in the UK.
- 'Boaty McBoatface' tops public vote as name of polar ship"Boaty McBoatface" is the runaway winner in a competition to name a new polar ship - polling nearly 90,000 more votes than the second most popular name.
- The Story of Boaty McBoatface – The British Research VesselJames Hand, a former BBC employee and a public relations professional, blew up on Twitter after (jokingly) suggesting the name “Boaty McBoatface” – a homage to an owl named through the 2012 “Adopt-a-Bird” program who became an internet sensation.
- Boaty McBoatface: What You Get When You Let the Internet DecideNow, the agency is the latest group to see what happens when web users are asked to unleash their creative energy: R.R.S. Boaty McBoatface is a clear front-runner. People quickly disregarded the...
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