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Sailing into stormy seas

A fleet of small robotic sailboats, packed with sensors, are ready to sail into the path of storms, to gather data on developing hurricanes. We find out how they'll do it.

A fleet of small robotic sailboats, packed with sensors, are ready to sail into the path of storms, to gather data on developing hurricanes. We find out how they'll do it. The data will help experts predict where a hurricane might reach land, giving people time to prepare and evacuate.

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Presenter: Shiona McCallum
Producer: Tom Quinn

(Image: A photo of a small robotic C-Star sailboat developed by British company Oshen. Credit: Oshen)

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