LinuxDevices: Introducing the Mongoose--A Linux-Powered Submarine

"The 'Mongoose'--a Linux-powered robot submarine built by students from Georgia Tech University--will compete with 18 other student-built subs in an attempt to successfully navigate through a field of obstacles and complete its programmed mission. The event, held in San Diego, marks the eighth annual Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition. The Georgia Tech team's competitors include teams from seventeen other universities and one high school..."

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