Bracewell probe
hypothetical autonomous artificially intelligent robotic interstellar probe seeking technological civilizations and communicate over short distances once it discovers one
en-GB/bɹeɪswɛl ˈpɹəʊb/
en-US/ˈbɹeɪsˌwɛl ˈpɹoʊb/
hypothetical autonomous artificially intelligent robotic interstellar probe seeking technological civilizations and communicate over short distances once it discovers one