In the 1960s, engineers predicted that manned outposts would be built on the bottom of the sea housing hundreds of workers to handle complex tasks like exploiting deep sea oil and natural gas fields. In the 21st century, those outposts are becoming a reality, but as unmanned robotic platforms that are rarely visited by humans. To show how these will be built and operated, GE has created a 3D virtual exhibit for its new research center in Rio de Janeiro... Continue Reading GE creates virtual tour of the seabed factories of tomorrow
Section: Marine
Tags: 3D, Brazil, GE, Oculus Rift, Oil, Robotic, Unmanned, Virtual
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