GordanoAutonomous is a local community initiative and a not-for-profit organisation based in the Gordano valley in Somerset, UK.

Vision

A 1 year community project to develop knowledge around autonomous machines, their components and supply chains. Then rapidly develop a prototype starting with an autonomous boat.

This is not a training course. We will be researching and learning together, then concentrating on design, engineering, fabrication, assembly and machine learning

Why?

Autonomous machines will form the basis of major industries in our future. Transport, farming, manufacturing, maintenance, defence, healthcare and pets to name a few. New use cases are emerging in every area of life.

The UK is behind the curve in engineering and manufacturing autonomous machines and their components.

Aims:

• Cultivate interest, knowledge, skills and a can-do innovative attitude.
• Open an ambitious and interesting area for current and future generations.
• Potential to seed multiple businesses in the manufacture of components, assembly of products, and provision of services that deliver benefits to our local community and beyond.
• Enthuse local effort - Young, educational, retired, engineering, unemployed, and rekindle the spirit of ‘merchant venturers’.

 

Implementation

 

 

 

 

Cancelled

Wrong place / time / people

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of boat?

• Not a toy.
• A machine that can deal with real world risks.
• Something that can be told to travel from Clevedon pier to Swansea and back again.
• An ambitious target.

 

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