@sourceryy: Saronic built the software for a 180-foot autonomous ship 8 months before the ship even existed: “For Marauder, our 180…
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Saronic built software for a 180-foot autonomous ship before the ship was physically constructed, highlighting their rapid development and significant valuation in the defense technology sector.
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Saronic built the software for a 180-foot autonomous ship 8 months before the ship even existed:
“For Marauder, our 180-foot ship, we built all of the internal gen set, propulsion stack, bow thruster, all of those components of the ship just in a room… probably 8 months before the ship was built.”
“By the time that boat actually splashes, you’re directly into the application layer.”
CTO Vib Altekar (@Vbob202):
“One of the pieces of advice I got earlier was, software typically moves really quickly. Hardware engineers tend to measure twice & cut once. Software engineers just cut until it looks right basically.”
“So, how do you slow down the pace of software so you’re a little bit more methodical? And on the hardware side, how do you speed up hardware life cycles?”
“The nice & magical part about building autonomous boats is that all boats historically have been built for humans. So when you actually thoughtfully choose to design hardware & software together, you actually get to reduce a lot of the complexity & can increase the amount of throughput & reduce the amount of time it takes to actually build the system.”
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