The WRSC (World Robotic Sailing Championship)/IRSC (International Robotic Sailing
Conference) is an international and annual competition and conference that aims at …

Among all the different types of autonomous robots, the sailboat was probably the last to be
fully automated despite the fact that humans use sailboats for thousands of years, contrary to …

Robotic sailing is a relatively new technology with notable developments in the last few
years. The ability to operate with very low energy requirements enables the potential for …

This paper demonstrates the relevance of using autonomous sailboats for the realization of
long missions (several weeks) devoted to collecting measurements and observation of the …

Robotic sailing offers the potential of wind propelled vehicles which are sufficiently
autonomous to remain at sea for months at a time. These could replace or augment existing …

This paper deals with the design process of a specific sailing robot designed for sea sailing.
So we will present the aims and the context of the project and thus the specifications that …

While sailing has a long tradition, both as a means of transportation and as a sport, robotic
sailing is a fairly new area of research. One of its unique characteristics is the use of wind for …

Robotic sailing boats represent a rapidly emerging technology for various tasks on lakes
and oceans. In this paper we give an overview about the main building blocks of a robotic …

A number of boat designs have been proposed for robotic sailing, particularly inspired by
competitions like the Microtransat challenge, SailBot, and the World Robotic Sailing …

Persistent monitoring of the ocean is important for several reasons, such as to: better
understand the climate and ocean dynamics, improve navigation safety, make a better …