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Autonomous Catamaran Mapping Lake With Air Propellers Autonomous Lake Mapping Catamaran Steers With Air Propellers and Not a Rudder. Two Years of Iteration

An autonomous 3D-printed catamaran built by hobbyist Cy Antony Ash has mapped the depth of a lake in North Wales, the result of a two-year build. The boat carries a Deeper castable fish finder along a programmed route across Llyn Celyn, so the sonar no longer has to be cast from a rod. Instead of underwater propellers, it uses drone motors mounted above the waterline, which keeps the props…