AI-powered Mayflower, beset with glitch, returns to England


The Mayflower 400, a sleek autonomous trimaran retracing the 1620 journey of the famous English vessel, had to turn back on June 18 to fix a mechanical problem. — AFP

PLYMOUTH, England: The Mayflower had a few false starts before its trailblazing sea voyage to America more than 400 years ago. Now, its artificial intelligence-powered namesake is having some glitches of its own.

A sleek robotic trimaran retracing the 1620 journey of the famous English vessel had to turn back on June 18 to fix a mechanical problem.

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