They look like bright orange sailboats, but nobody will be taking one of these for a joyride. They are hurricane-hunting drones destined to face some of the fiercest storms on the planet, to acquire data about the formation of hurricanes.
“This could be transformational in how we understand how storms develop, and increase our chances of warning people on shore of what danger they might face,” said Richard Jenkins, the founder and CEO of Saildrone, a California company that created these winged robots.
“CBS This Morning” was there as they towed two of them out into the ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida.
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