L3 Technologies has carried out successful trials of its C - Worker 7 autonomous surface vessel , which was tasked with deploying , operating and recovering a remotely operated drone ( drone ) in the waters off Plymouth , England . The trials followed Phase I of the Space Vehicle Intervention System for Extreme Safe Environments project , in partnership with BP , the University of Exeter and Innovate UK . Phase II of the project will include hundreds of interactive demonstrations .
L3 Technologies has carried out successful trials of its C-Worker 7 autonomous surface vessel, which was tasked with deploying, operating and recovering a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) in the waters off Plymouth, England. The trial followed Phase I of the Autonomous Robotic Intervention System for Extreme Maritime Environments project, in partnership with BP, the University of Exeter and Innovate UK. Phase II of the project will include proof of concept demonstrations.