Roboat

{{About|the Dutch research program|robo-boats|Drone ship (disambiguation){{!}}Drone ship}}

Roboat is a research program on autonomous boats in Amsterdam. The program was scheduled to last from 2016-2021, is developing the world's first fleet of autonomous vessels. It focuses on moving people and goods, portable infrastructure and data gathering.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-transportation-netherlands-robots-idUSKCN11P200|title=Roboats ahoy: Amsterdam canals picked to test self-driving fleet|date=2017-09-19|work=Reuters|access-date=2017-05-23}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602414/fleets-of-robotic-boats-are-getting-ready-to-set-sail/|title=Fleets of robotic boats are getting ready to set sail|last=Condliffe|first=Jamie|work=MIT Technology Review|access-date=2017-05-23|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.ams-institute.org/roboat-qa/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925013832/https://www.ams-institute.org/roboat-qa/|title=Roboat Q&A|author=|date=2016-09-18|work=AMS Institute|access-date=2017-05-23|archive-date=2016-09-25|url-status=dead|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=http://senseable.mit.edu/roboat/|title=Roboat / MIT Senseable City Lab|website=senseable.mit.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-05-23}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/12/design/self-driving-boats-mit/index.html|title=Self-driving boats unleashed in Amsterdam|first=Kieron |last=Monks|website=CNN|access-date=2017-05-23}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/self-driving-boats-will-soon-be-setting-sail|title=Self-driving boats will soon be setting sail|last=Lott-Lavigna|first=Ruby|magazine=WIRED UK|access-date=2017-05-23|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/amsterdam-to-get-driverless-roboats-on-its-canals-10585841|title=Amsterdam to get driverless 'roboats' on canals|work=Sky News|access-date=2017-05-23|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2016/09/19/get-ready-self-driving-boats-coming-too/90685394/|title=Get ready, self-driving boats are coming, too|work=USA TODAY|access-date=2017-05-23|language=en}} Roboat is a project of the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS Institute). The research within the program is conducted by MIT, Delft University of Technology and Wageningen University and Research. The program has a budget of €25 million. Prototypes are tested in Amsterdam's canals.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2016/09/19/onbemande-boten-in-amsterdamse-grachten-4357135-a1522125|title=Zelfvarende boten in Amsterdamse grachten|work=nrc.nl|access-date=2017-05-23|language=nl}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.citylab.com/tech/2016/09/and-now-self-driving-boats/500573/|title=Self-Driving Robot Boats, Coming Soon to Amsterdam|work=CityLab|access-date=2017-05-23|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/9/19/12968420/amsterdam-self-driving-boats-roboat|title=Self-driving boats will be tested on Amsterdam's canals next year|date=2016-09-19|website=The Verge|access-date=2017-05-23}}