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How Java helps catch fish (JavaOne)
Unmanned aircrafts aren't just for the army looking for terrorist WMDs and other ghosts, Boeing showed this morning during James Gosling's keynote at JavaOne.
The aircraft manufacturer has developed an unmanned aircraft for fishing boats that spots tuna. The nice thing about the device is that the operator only has to tell it where to go, after which the software will pilot the aircraft there, avoiding no-fly zones and physical obstacles.
Gosling however conveniently forgot to tell the audience is that this is still a research project and that the plane runs not only Java, but also C++ code, just in case one fails. So far for Java being ready for mission critical applications like flying airplanes.
Gosling next to the unmanned aircraft.
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July 1, 2005 at 12:10 AM | Permalink
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