The US Navy has successfully completed preliminary tests for the " Sea Hawk " , the first fully autonomous ship . When operational , the ship will carry out surveillance as well as having the capacity to " neutralise " enemy submarines . [Humanoid Robots to Flying Cars: 10 Coolest DARPA Technologies] The ship will stay at sea for up to three months without crew and little remote control , instead using artificial intelligence to navigate , avoiding other ships and adverse weather conditions . The project has been co - funded by the Office of Naval Research and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ( DARPA ) .
The US Navy has successfully completed preliminary tests for the " Sea Hawk " , the first fully autonomous ship . When operational , the ship will carry out surveillance as well as having the capacity to " neutralise " enemy submarines . The ship will stay at sea for up to three months without crew and little remote control , instead using artificial intelligence to navigate , avoiding other ships and adverse weather conditions . The project has been co - funded by the Office of Naval Research and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ( DARPA ) .