IBM Research | Mayflower: Robot-ship to seek out mysteries of the ocean @ibmresearch | Uploaded April 2021 | Updated October 2024, 4 days ago.
The agenda couldn’t be more exciting: AI-driven robotic ships of the future and quantum-assisted transatlantic navigation. Mayflower is a solar-powered robotic ship with an AI captain - and in May, it will begin its journey to cross the Atlantic. Crew-less and fully autonomous, the ship that IBM Research has helped to create will set sail from the UK to the US, bringing us closer to the era of autonomous transatlantic travel. And it won’t be navigating the seas aimlessly. The ship is equipped with an AI ‘tongue’ - a sensitive tool consisting of a bunch of sensors that will be rapidly measuring water pollution and quality throughout the journey. Dubbed HyperTaste and developed at IBM Research in Zurich, this tool can help us better understand the marine environment and how the quality of water is impacting the growth of phytoplankton, the base of the marine food web.
The webinar’s host and IBM Research Editorial Lead Katia Moskvitch will chat about Mayflower’s amazing AI with the main researcher, Rosie Lickorish, based in the UK - who would be great to profile for UK reporters. Also joining us is Patrick Ruch, a chemist from the Zurich lab who has been leading the HyperTaste team. He will talk about using the tool for the oceans, of course - but will also mention how it can help you, say, spot fake whisky! This nifty little tool is like a chemical lab in your hand and can determine the contents of any liquids.
And of course, there is a quantum computing element to the webinar. In the future, quantum computers could give us an edge in optimising routes for any kind of travel. Claudio Gambella from IBM Research in Dublin is a quantum expert who will tell us how and why quantum computers could be of help to the maritime industry.
Please join us, get your friends and colleagues to join us - we hope the webinar will interest everyone, from school kids to academics and industry leaders. You’ll get to ask the researchers questions in real time and if you are a reporter, you will also be able to set up an interview after the event to ask more questions. See you soon!
Mayflower is a project by ProMare in collaboration with IBM Research.
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The agenda couldn’t be more exciting: AI-driven robotic ships of the future and quantum-assisted transatlantic navigation. Mayflower is a solar-powered robotic ship with an AI captain - and in May, it will begin its journey to cross the Atlantic. Crew-less and fully autonomous, the ship that IBM Research has helped to create will set sail from the UK to the US, bringing us closer to the era of autonomous transatlantic travel. And it won’t be navigating the seas aimlessly. The ship is equipped with an AI ‘tongue’ - a sensitive tool consisting of a bunch of sensors that will be rapidly measuring water pollution and quality throughout the journey. Dubbed HyperTaste and developed at IBM Research in Zurich, this tool can help us better understand the marine environment and how the quality of water is impacting the growth of phytoplankton, the base of the marine food web.
The webinar’s host and IBM Research Editorial Lead Katia Moskvitch will chat about Mayflower’s amazing AI with the main researcher, Rosie Lickorish, based in the UK - who would be great to profile for UK reporters. Also joining us is Patrick Ruch, a chemist from the Zurich lab who has been leading the HyperTaste team. He will talk about using the tool for the oceans, of course - but will also mention how it can help you, say, spot fake whisky! This nifty little tool is like a chemical lab in your hand and can determine the contents of any liquids.
And of course, there is a quantum computing element to the webinar. In the future, quantum computers could give us an edge in optimising routes for any kind of travel. Claudio Gambella from IBM Research in Dublin is a quantum expert who will tell us how and why quantum computers could be of help to the maritime industry.
Please join us, get your friends and colleagues to join us - we hope the webinar will interest everyone, from school kids to academics and industry leaders. You’ll get to ask the researchers questions in real time and if you are a reporter, you will also be able to set up an interview after the event to ask more questions. See you soon!
Mayflower is a project by ProMare in collaboration with IBM Research.
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