↓

Old Salt Blog

a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea , hosted by nautical novelist Rick Spilman

Old Salt Blog
Home Menu ↓
Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Home
  • About the Blog
  • Seastories
    • Newbooks
    • Reviews
    • Critiques
  • Lore of the Sea
    • Current
    • Ships
    • Language
    • Sea Songs
    • Rigging
  • History
  • Galleries
  • Old Salt Press
  • Contact
Home→Tags Robot

Tag Archives: Robot

Chinese Aquarium Whale Shark Turns Out to Be a Robot

Posted on October 22, 2024 by Rick SpilmanOctober 22, 2024

After being closed for five years for renovations, the Xiaomeisha Sea World aquarium in Shenzhen, China reopened its doors on October 1. During its week-long trial run, the 60,000 sqm sea park attracted around 100,000 visitors who each paid around … Continue reading →

Posted in Lore of the Sea | Tagged aquarium, China, Robot, Shenzhen, whale shark, Xiaomeisha Sea World

IRobot Seaglider – Vacuum Cleaner’s Aquatic Cousin Monitoring the Oil Spill

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Rick SpilmanJuly 5, 2010

We own a Roomba, which is a robot vacuum cleaner made by iRobot.   It looks like a cross between an overgrown hockey puck and a squashed R2D2 from Star Wars.  It softly whirs and occasionally beeps as it crisscrosses the floor vacuuming, until … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged IRobot, Oil spill, Robot, Seaglider
© 2025 - Old Salt Blog Proudly powered by WordPress  Weaver II by WP Weaver
↑