Measuring Dissolved Carbon to Support Removal Process The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) will lead a $5.9 million, three-year project to develop an underwater, laser-optical sensor to measure dissolved carbon compounds in the ocean. Connected through optical fiber cables, these sensors will be towed by a Wave Glider, collecting …Read more
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Wave Glider “Mando” Wins Boeing Environmental Leadership Award
July 20, 2022
The Wave Glider Ocean Plastics Demonstrator project has been selected for the 2022 Environmental Leadership Award by The Boeing Company. In the category Protection, Compliance & Stewardship, Liquid Robotics’ collaboration with Boeing, the Jupiter Research Foundation, and NOAA’s Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center was recognized for its efforts to help …Read more
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Implementing the Next Generation of Software Standards
July 13, 2022
At Liquid Robotics, we are committed to our customers’ success by continuously improving the Wave Glider for optimized missions and customized solutions. To enable the next generation of software standards and to build a forward-looking and robust framework, Liquid Robotics has initiated the implementation of open architecture standards for improved …Read more
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Liquid Robotics Relocates Headquarters to Herndon, Virginia
February 28, 2022
Liquid Robotics, a Boeing Company, has relocated its corporate headquarters and production to Herndon, Virginia, joining Boeing’s existing facility. As a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, Liquid Robotics will greatly benefit from the move, leveraging Boeing’s administrative, engineering, and manufacturing capabilities for its Wave Glider production. “We are …Read more
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PacX Turns 10: Record-breaking Pacific Crossing of Wave Glider Celebrates Anniversary
November 17, 2021
Ten years ago today, Liquid Robotics embarked on a world record-breaking journey to cross the Pacific Ocean with a fleet of Wave Gliders. The wave powered unmanned surface vehicles traveled from San Francisco Bay to the Hawaiian Islands and then continued on their route to Australia. While the Pacific Crossing …Read more
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Wave Glider Selected as Development Platform in Australian Defence Innovation Hub Award
October 15, 2020
Liquid Robotics channel partner BlueZone Group has been awarded an Australian Defence Innovation Hub grant to develop a sovereign anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability to support the Royal Australian Navy’s integrated undersea surveillance system. The award builds on the success of earlier exploratory work. Under the Phase 3 contract, BlueZone Group …Read more
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The Research Council of Oman Establishes Wave Glider Center of Excellence
April 21, 2020
Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to support, lead, and foster research and innovation in the country, The Research Council (TRC) of Oman has established a Wave Glider Hub at Innovation Park Muscat (IPM) – the first-of-its-kind in Oman and elsewhere in the region. Designed to serve as a center of excellence …Read more
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Monitoring Marine Litter in the Mediterranean Sea
December 23, 2019
Guest post by Francois Galgani, IFREMER Because of its energy independence, its long-duration persistence and its cost-effective operation, the Wave Glider platform is able to collect and transmit data over distances of thousands of miles across wide geographic areas and specific areas of interest and operation. Many applications have been …Read more
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White Paper: Precision Acoustics for Subsea Communications
October 24, 2019
How can you measure seafloor motion with millimeter-scale accuracy through two miles of seawater? The satellite-based GNSS technique used on land doesn’t work in the ocean, so we turn to GNSS-Acoustics. When you combine GNSS and precision acoustics, made possible by advances in sensor technology, the result is incredibly accurate …Read more
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Rapid Stand and Crate: The Most Efficient Way to Mobilize
September 25, 2019
Our recent announcement of the newest Wave Glider focused on the advancements to shoreside operations and in-water performance that enable customers to mobilize, deploy and operate fleets of vehicles more efficiently. Included in that announcement was the Rapid Stand and Crate System. Simply put, the Rapid Stand and Crate System …Read more
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How Experienced Piloting Helps Achieve Mission Success
July 30, 2019
An experienced Wave Glider pilot can help make the difference in a mission, providing the flexibility to make adjustments as interesting data or challenging conditions arise along the way, and ensuring a successful outcome. Ben Harmon, one of our most experienced Mission Support Specialists, shares what a day as a …Read more
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World Oceans Day 2019: Our Big Island Team Dives to Clean Up the Ocean
June 18, 2019
World Oceans Day has become one of the most fun and rewarding days of the year at Liquid Robotics. As an ocean robot maker with roots on the Big Island of Hawai’i, it’s important to us to be a part of this global celebration with hundreds of events around the …Read more
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The Long Swim Home to Cape Town
June 3, 2019
When your Wave Gliders complete a mission, you have a choice: takeout (send a boat to pick them up) or delivery (have the Wave Gliders swim home to you). After their most recent mission, CSIR researchers at the Southern Ocean Carbon & Climate Observatory (SOCCO) chose the latter, and a …Read more
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Wave Glider Measuring Carbon Dioxide in Monterey Bay
April 30, 2019
Researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have observed unusually high concentrations of carbon dioxide blowing out to sea from the Bay Area. MBARI has been measuring CO2 concentrations in Monterey Bay since 1993, but in 2017 they started looking more closely at the data being collected from …Read more
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Monitoring Reefs, Pollution, and Mariculture in the Philippines
March 25, 2019
The Philippine-California Advanced Research Institutes (PCARI) Project connects higher education institutions in the Philippines with top research universities in California, in an effort to collaborate on innovative research and build technological capacity in the Philippines. To date, over 5 billion Philippine pesos ($96M USD) has been invested in 40 research …Read more
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Research Roundup: Acoustic Tag Tracking, Animal Biotelemetry, and GNSS
February 5, 2019
We’re always excited to see how researchers are using Wave Gliders in new and creative ways, exploring what’s possible when you use technology to move beyond the limitations of traditional methods, combined with rigorous scientific validations. Here are three recent examples that have us excited for the future. A …Read more
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A 12-Year Walk Down Memory Lane
January 16, 2019
January 2019, a year we mark twelve years since Liquid Robotics was born. A time when Roger Hine, Joe Rizzi and a few other adventurous friends turned their dream of designing an ocean robot to listen to Humpback whales into a business. In some ways, it feels like yesterday when …Read more
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My 2019 New Year’s Resolutions
January 2, 2019
As a Wave Glider, I have a pretty interesting job. I’m in the water all the time, swimming in calm and rough seas, collecting data from the seafloor and sending it in real time to folks around the world. I’m happiest when I can help my customers listen, learn and …Read more
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The Year in Photos – 2018
December 4, 2018
Back by popular demand is the 2018 The Year in Photos. Our annual photo roundup provides highlights of some of the many scientific and commercial missions that occurred around the world. And what a year it was! Missions from Iceland to the Suez Canal, to the North Sea and the …Read more
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Oceans ‘18 Impressions
November 19, 2018
Science Collaboration for a Healthy and Secure Ocean Last month, the MTS/IEEE OCEANS ‘18 conference was held in Charleston, SC. As always, it was an excellent venue to learn about the latest developments, policies and technological advancements in ocean science. Equally valuable was the opportunity to network with leaders and …Read more
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In Honor of Our Veterans
November 8, 2018
Veterans Day. For some it’s just a day off, a U.S. holiday they get every November 11th. For many of us, it’s much more. It’s a day we stop to honor all the military men, women and their families who have sacrificed so much to keep our freedoms alive. At …Read more
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Secret to Mission Success: Operational Risk Assessment Simulation
October 16, 2018
Operating missions across the unpredictable ocean is difficult at best. Many of you know first-hand the complexities, the dangers and the amount of planning required for a successful mission. Assessing the potential risks across all the planning considerations such as mission route and duration, sensor payload support, navigation hazards, platform …Read more
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GLIDER Unmanned Ocean Exploration – Advancing Knowledge of Arctic Marine Ecosystems
September 10, 2018
In the context of increased industrial activity in the Arctic, much attention is given to the potential effects on ecosystems considered sensitive by authorities and the community. Among these areas we find the Lofoten-Vesterålen islands on the Norwegian continental shelf, known for their highly productive fisheries and tourism industry, and …Read more
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Our Summer Interns – Making a Difference
August 29, 2018
2018 summer interns at Liquid Robotics. Fresh ideas. Fresh faces. Lots of energy. Each one making a difference. They represented an incredible breadth of talent, from Mechanical and Electrical Engineers to Athletic Training to Computer Science majors. Our interns excelled, and each made a unique impact on our Company. In …Read more
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Validating Wave Measurements Collected by the Wave Glider
August 15, 2018
Reliable wave data is a must for ocean operations. It can help improve weather models, provide situational awareness for vessels in an operating area, and contribute to safer offshore operations. In addition, for the Wave Glider itself, real-time wave measurements help determine how the vehicle is piloted to achieve mission …Read more
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Cefas: Using Wave Gliders for Autonomous Fish Stock Monitoring
August 3, 2018
Collecting data and mapping fish stocks can be very challenging especially if you’re trying to accomplish this in the turbulent North Sea. With strong currents, crowded with hazards, such as sandbanks, merchant shipping and fishing vessels, collecting high quality data is daunting. This is especially true when you’re collecting data …Read more
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Autonomous Thermal Front Tracking at the Kilauea Volcano Plume
July 12, 2018
The Kilauea volcano eruption has presented a rare scientific opportunity to study the impact of the lava flow on the ocean. Last month we sent two Wave Gliders around Hawai’i’s Big Island to monitor the water conditions, air quality, and underwater acoustics, and data collection is underway. But another opportunity …Read more
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Going Where No Human Should: Wave Gliders Meet Hawaii’s Kilauea Lava Flow
June 25, 2018
We’ve all seen the devastating images and videos of lava flowing from the Kilauea volcano. Neighborhoods have been destroyed, the Kapoho Bay is now filled with lava, and the shape of the Hawaii Island has changed permanently. As a company with roots on the Island, our thoughts are with the …Read more
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From the Big Island of Hawai’i to Northern California: World Oceans Day 2018
June 12, 2018
World Oceans Day has turned into an annual “give back” day for us at Liquid Robotics. It’s a day to pause our work, band together, and contribute in a meaningful way beyond our office walls and active customer missions. As a maker of an ocean robot with facilities close to …Read more
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Mission Operations: Postcards from the Field
May 29, 2018
We’ve conducted Wave Glider missions around the world – from the Arctic to the Southern Ocean (Antarctica), from Indonesia to the North Sea, and in all five of the world’s oceans. Regularly, we receive “postcards” from our mission specialists while they’re traveling the globe. We thought we’d share a few …Read more
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Mission Operations: Rising to the Challenge
May 17, 2018
Our Mission Operations Field Engineers have traveled the world over to send Wave Gliders on voyages from small villages north of the Arctic Circle, to islands infamous for crew mutiny, to the white shark patrolled waters off South Africa. Here, we share three missions that required rising to the challenge …Read more
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Integrator Story: Trident Research
May 2, 2018
Trident Research is a solutions company specializing in military test instrumentation and technologies, including sea and land-based weapon scoring systems. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Trident is known for their creative but disciplined systems engineering and development, with an emphasis on results in the field. For open …Read more
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From Commitment to Action and Investment: A CEO’s perspective on World Ocean Summit 2018
April 17, 2018
“If 2017 was the year of big promises, 2018 must be about delivery. How can government and industry turn pledges into reality?” – The Economist World Ocean Summit I recently had the honor to attend The Economist’s World Ocean Summit and participate on The Science of Being Understood panel. This …Read more
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Case Study: Monitoring Water Quality in the Gulf of Mexico After Hurricane Harvey
April 11, 2018
Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas on August 25, 2017. Following the devastating storm, an estimated 13 trillion gallons of floodwater flowed into the Gulf of Mexico. Researchers from Texas A&M’s Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG) realized that this freshwater plume was potentially headed towards the Flower Garden Banks …Read more
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Video: The Essential Communications Gateway
March 29, 2018
The ocean is filled with data. But radio waves don’t travel well underwater. And underwater acoustics require a relay at the surface. So how can you get the data you need in a safe, cost-effective way? Unmanned systems are the answer. In this video, see how the Wave Glider can: …Read more
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Wave Glider Missions with the Australian Institute of Marine Science
March 15, 2018
With 85% of the population living in coastal areas, and a marine economy contributing $73B annually, Australia’s well-being is inextricably tied to the ocean. Since 1972, the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), Australia’s tropical marine science agency, has been committed to the protection and sustainable use of Australia’s marine …Read more
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Japan Coast Guard Expands Ocean Observation Fleet
March 6, 2018
In the summer of 2016, a fleet of Wave Gliders arrived in Japan, ready to provide autonomous observation and situational awareness of ocean currents, wave activity, and weather along Japan’s coastlines. It was the first unmanned ocean observation network in Japan’s history. Last week, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) announced …Read more
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AGU Ocean Sciences 2018
February 28, 2018
Portland’s not a coastal city, so at first glance it may seem a curious choice to host the 2018 AGU/ASLO/TOS Ocean Sciences Meeting. Cold and occasionally rainy, as one would expect for the Pacific Northwest, it also certainly wasn’t peak tourist season. However, its relatively compact size with vibrant dining …Read more
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A Wave Glider’s Search for the Missing Humpback Whales
February 8, 2018
Here at Liquid Robotics, we have always had a special place in our hearts for humpback whales. Many of you may know the original application for the Wave Glider was to capture the “singing” of humpback whales as they migrated to Hawai’i. Working with the Jupiter Research Foundation (JRF), a …Read more
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2018: A Year of Opportunity and Action
January 23, 2018
As we look back on 2017, it was a year full of successes and challenges that have collectively enriched our Company. On behalf of all our employees, I want to thank our customers and partners for their incredible work. It’s through your missions we realize the potential of our technology …Read more
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Enhance Maritime Surveillance by Shining a Light on Dark Targets
January 10, 2018
Even in a world of increasing satellite coverage, enabling 24/7 maritime monitoring can be difficult and costly with traditional methods such as ships, satellites, and land-based radar systems. Government and military agencies, seaport authorities, and companies that operate in the ocean need ways to scale monitoring capabilities more quickly. Unmanned …Read more
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The Year in Photos – 2017
December 22, 2017
As 2017 draws to a close, we took a look back at a few of our favorite photos from throughout the year. The ocean never ceases to amaze us!
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Ten Years of Wave Glider Operations: A Persistent Effort
December 14, 2017
Through ten years of operations and hundreds of customer deployments, we’ve learned a lot. This year at OCEANS ‘17, our Science and Research lead Ryan Carlon presented the paper, Ten Years of Wave Glider Operations: A Persistent Effort. In the paper, he and co-author Justin Manley explore the lessons learned …Read more
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The Girl Scouts of Hawaii Learn About Wave Gliders at STEMfest 2018
November 30, 2017
We recently joined the Girl Scouts of Hawaii for their second annual Science-Technology-Engineering-Math (STEM) Fest, held in the town of Waimea on the Island of Hawaii. Seventy-seven energetic Girl Scouts ages 8-14 attended, and several Troops were represented from all across the Island, some driving more than two hours to …Read more
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Precision Acoustics for Subsea Communications
November 15, 2017
How can you measure seafloor motion with millimeter-scale accuracy through two miles of seawater? The satellite-based GPS technique used on land doesn’t work in the ocean, so we turn to GPS-Acoustics. When you combine GPS and precision acoustics, made possible by advances in sensor technology, the result is incredibly accurate …Read more
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After the Flood: How Robots Can Help Us Understand Earth and Save Lives
November 8, 2017
It’s no secret that folks at Liquid Robotics love the ocean, and I proudly include myself as one of our robotics and ocean loving nerds. For quite a bit of my adult life I worked at sea 6-8 months a year. It was tough on my family, but I wouldn’t …Read more
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Our Culture: What Makes Us, Us
November 1, 2017
Our company values are the foundation of the culture here at Liquid Robotics. They reflect who we are, how we work, and why we’re here. As we expand and welcome new people to the team, we wanted to make sure we had our values written down, to help us maintain …Read more
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Partnerships to Help Protect and Sustain the World’s Marine Sanctuaries
October 25, 2017
Over the past month, Liquid Robotics has been honored to join two global leaders in the fight to protect and sustainably manage our marine sanctuaries and ecosystems. In collaboration with the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and separately with NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Wave Gliders are helping …Read more
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Autonomous Systems and the Digital Oilfield
October 19, 2017
Onshore, we have shown that semi-autonomous robots have a place in industrial automation. These robots are present in automated warehouses and are generating buzz in the transportation industry. Offshore it’s a different story. It’s much harder, and much more expensive to instrument and monitor an offshore oilfield. Often, the equipment …Read more
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White Paper: Wave Gliders for Offshore Operations
October 4, 2017
What could you do with a robot in the water 24/7? Get extreme current data in real-time, measure seafloor motion with millimeter accuracy, monitor downhole pressure and temperature during well P&A, and more. Today, the offshore energy industry faces tremendous pressure to restructure its base costs. One solution? Using autonomous …Read more
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An Admiral’s Perspective: Cost-Effective Monitoring of Australia’s Vast Ocean Territory
September 25, 2017
If we don’t know the ocean, we can’t measure or predict its impact on our landmass and our future prosperity. Australia has 25,000 km of coastline and 10,000 sq. km of marine territory to manage. How do you keep tabs on this vast area? Without spending a lot of money, …Read more
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DSEI 2017 Video Highlights
September 21, 2017
We just finished spending a week with 35,000 of our closest colleagues at the world’s largest Defense and Security Conference, DSEI 2017 in London. If you haven’t attended, you could not imagine the entire ExCel Expo Center (over 100,000 square meters) filled with global defense and security companies showing innovative …Read more
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The Next Generation Wave Glider
September 7, 2017
Today we announced a new version of the Wave Glider. Here I’ll cover what’s new with this release, and what it means for our customers’ missions. First, a bit of context. Since the Wave Glider SV3 was announced in 2013, we’ve completed hundreds of customer missions. The ocean is an …Read more
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GEOMAR: Tracking Seafloor Motion with Wave Gliders
September 6, 2017
Off the coast of northern Chile, where the Nazca plate meets the South American plate, scientists from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel have installed a network of sensors to measure and track seafloor motion. Their goal is to better understand earthquake and tsunami risk in an area where …Read more
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Former First Sea Lord George Zambellas: My Challenge to Defence Leadership
August 30, 2017
What is the reality of maintaining the status quo in military technology? Usually, it’s the safe approach and the one supported by limited budgets, long procurement cycles and unimaginative political and military leadership. Without the courage to think and act differently, to incorporate innovative commercial technologies into military capability, we …Read more
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Deploying the Digital Ocean: Demo by Demo
August 28, 2017
The recent Advanced Naval Technologies Exercise (ANTX) was an impressive demonstration of advanced unmanned systems. Over the course of two days, in two separate but thematically linked locations, dozens of technology concepts were mobilized and demonstrated. Hundreds of participants and visitors from government and industry saw what current unmanned vehicles …Read more
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Tracking Seafloor Motion: Scientific Breakthroughs, Offshore Applications
August 18, 2017
With advances in sensor technology and autonomous systems, scientists are now able to measure seafloor motion down to millimeter-scale accuracy through two miles of seawater. This emerging scientific field of seafloor geodesy is not only opening up research opportunities, but also commercial applications in areas like offshore Oil and Gas. …Read more
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Video Playlist: What the Digital Ocean Is & Why it Matters
August 3, 2017
The Digital Ocean is bigger than one product or company. It’s a massive vision for what’s possible when we unite behind a shared purpose: to create a persistent network of sensors and devices from seafloor to space, giving us real-time access to ocean data. Around the clock, and around the …Read more
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Piloting a Course to Mission Success
July 25, 2017
One of the core ways we help support our customers’ missions is with our piloting services. So what exactly does a Wave Glider pilot do? Eric Niven, one of our most experienced Mission Support Specialists, and Marc Sallaberry, who leads our Mission Support Operations team, describe the pilot’s role and …Read more
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How Does the Wave Glider Operate at High Latitudes?
July 19, 2017
Wave Gliders have completed missions all around the world, but some areas present more challenges than others. Operating at high latitudes can be one of the biggest tests. At high latitudes, the first thing we need to consider is the lack of sunlight. Without enough sunlight to fully recharge the …Read more
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A Public View Into Unmanned Systems in the Ocean
July 13, 2017
Seeing what unmanned systems can do in the ocean is important on many levels. When coupled with data access, this type of transparency encourages collaboration, inspires new ideas, and demonstrates what is possible as both manned and unmanned systems work together. The digital life we take for granted on land …Read more
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Wired or Wireless – Networking and Harvesting Subsea Data
June 29, 2017
Networking systems or sharing data while working underwater is difficult and expensive. For those of us who don’t work around the ocean or underwater, it can be hard to visualize this. Radio signals, the basis of WiFi, and seawater don’t mix well (think short range). Instead, many undersea operations rely …Read more
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Wave Glider Tracks Snow Crabs to Put New Data in Reach
June 23, 2017
Introduction Coastal communities around the globe are seeking better ways to understand and manage regional ecosystems. They depend on the ocean to sustain economic opportunities, ensure food security, and safeguard fragile environments and species. For harvesters, scientists, and government organizations in Nova Scotia, Canada, timely, accurate, comprehensive data on movements …Read more
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World Oceans Day 2017
June 13, 2017
One of the most fun and rewarding days at Liquid Robotics is World Oceans Day, a global celebration with hundreds of events around the world aimed at protecting and conserving our world’s oceans. This year, our Sunnyvale team made our annual pilgrimage to Pacifica to work with Lynn Adams from …Read more
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Mission Planning: Minimize Risk, Maximize Success
June 8, 2017
You wouldn’t launch a rocket without first putting together a detailed flight plan. It’s the same with the Wave Glider. Mission planning, including operational risk assessments, is a big part of how we help our customers ensure mission success. I sat down with Marc Sallaberry, who leads our Mission Support …Read more
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Three Days at Wave Glider Training
June 1, 2017
When I first came to Liquid Robotics, I worked the night shift piloting Wave Gliders, and I had people calling in with all kinds of questions. That’s one of the reasons I volunteered to lead the training program. I’m very passionate about helping our customers get trained on their Wave …Read more
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Sounds in the Sea
May 23, 2017
I’ve always been interested in business ethics. So, when I considered Liquid Robotics’ offer of employment, my first order of business was to figure out what the company was doing, and why, and whether it was a mission I could get behind. What was the Wave Glider? It was an …Read more
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From Big Waves to Cold Water – Lessons Learned and Successes
May 15, 2017
AUVSI’s annual XPONENTIAL conference is evolving from one focused on just aerial vehicles to one that encompasses all unmanned systems. This year’s event offered a great opportunity to share lessons learned and successes from multiple years of unmanned vehicle operations in remote and harsh environments. Kellie Keller, Sr. Director of …Read more
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Grant-Funded Research with Wave Gliders
May 8, 2017
Imagine you can send a computer server out into the ocean for up to a year to collect and analyze whatever data you wanted? What would you do with it? That’s the question that has been inspiring researchers to do creative work with Wave Gliders for years. Since the first …Read more
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The Curious Minds of Young Roboticists
May 4, 2017
How long does it take to build a Wave Glider? How does it avoid other things in the water? What happens to the Wave Glider in a bad storm? Is the copper paint on your robot the number 1 enemy of barnacles? These are just a few questions asked by …Read more
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Infographic: It’s Time for the Digital Ocean
April 27, 2017
From rising sea levels to growing demands on our food supply, many of our planet’s biggest challenges are inextricably tied to the ocean. Here are six reasons it’s time to act now, and how a connected, Digital Ocean can help us make smarter decisions for our future. Download this …Read more
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Admiral Sir George Zambellas on Maritime Innovation for Global Defense
April 19, 2017
Admiral (ret.) Sir George Zambellas, former First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy, spoke with Defense & Aerospace Editor Vago Muradian at Sea-Air-Space 2017. Key takeaways: On reshaping the underwater domain “It’s all about understanding the underwater domain. It’s a very expensive domain to dominate. Through technology innovation …Read more
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Sea-Air-Space 2017
April 13, 2017
Another Sea-Air-Space is in the books! Always one of our favorite events, and a great chance to connect with naval leaders from around the world. Here are two of our favorite video interviews from Sea-Air-Space 2017. Surf’s Up: Wave Glider at Sea-Air-Space Our CEO, Gary Gysin, talks to Military.com …Read more
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Monitoring Currents with ADCPs on Wave Gliders
April 6, 2017
Some of the best applications of technology are ones where someone takes a longstanding process and reimagines it. At one point, people thought “why would I need a camera in my phone?” Now it’s hard to imagine our smartphones without them. It’s simply a more efficient way to get the …Read more
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The Multi-Tasking Robot
March 30, 2017
If you’re going to send a robot out into the ocean for a long period of time, why not have it do more than one job? Lately we’re seeing more of our missions do just that. Combat Illegal Fishing + Collect Marine Biodiversity Data How do you protect 840,000 square …Read more
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High Bandwidth on the Open Seas
March 23, 2017
For those of us who spend most of our time on land, it can be hard to understand how much our lives have changed with the availability of both bandwidth and the internet. If you travel, you think nothing of sending some emails with important documents or images while on …Read more
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The New Economics of Marine Environmental Monitoring
March 16, 2017
The idea of widespread, persistent environmental monitoring in the ocean is generally written off as being prohibitively expensive and too complex. And using traditional instruments and approaches, it is. It should come as no surprise that technology is helping us change the answer to this question. Advances in technology and …Read more
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Webcast: Fish & Marine Mammal Tracking with Ocean Robots
March 9, 2017
Did you know that snow crabs can travel up to 600km (approximately 373 miles)? The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) is a global research, technology, and partnership organization with headquarters at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. As a leader in the use of autonomous systems for ocean monitoring, OTN also …Read more
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GEOMAR Offers a Fresh View on Wave Glider Missions
March 2, 2017
How do you explain the power of autonomous systems to change how we see and understand activity in the ocean? One great way is to allow people to see just what those unmanned vehicles are doing. A test-drive or simulation is a great, but the opportunity to see missions in …Read more
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The Economist World Ocean Summit 2017
February 28, 2017
In this increasingly polarized world it seems so often that we think in polemical terms about economic growth versus environment, right versus left, corporations versus tree huggers. What’s interesting about The Economist’s World Ocean Summit is the way it attempts to break this dichotomy. CEOs, government leaders, conservationists, activists all …Read more
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6 Oscar-Nominated Movies That Would Have Been Different with Wave Gliders
February 24, 2017
As we head into Oscars weekend, we took a look at some movies that would ended very differently with Wave Gliders around. Titanic Without Wave Gliders: A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic. (imdb.com) With Wave Gliders: With real-time …Read more
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Unmanned Systems & the Future of Subsea Inspection
February 22, 2017
Times are tough in Oil & Gas – some of the toughest the industry has seen in decades. These tough times have forced everyone from operators down to manufacturers to shed staff, services, and even capability. Supply chains have been compressed and yet demand still exists to lower the cost …Read more
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The Digital Ocean: Our Next Information Frontier
February 17, 2017
Today, we have instant access to information from our smartphones, computers, TVs and now our Google Home. It’s a basic expectation – instant information to any question on anything. I only wish this was true for real-time information on what’s happening along our coastlines and throughout our ocean. The reality …Read more
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Unmanned Surface Vehicles: The View from Oceanology International
February 15, 2017
This morning I enjoyed the opportunity to moderate the Unmanned Surface Vehicles panel at Oceanology International North America. We had a great discussion about developments in the underlying technology, as well as the latest applications for USVs. For me, three key takeaways stood out: The concept of “systems of systems” …Read more
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James Bellingham on Understanding the Ocean
February 7, 2017
Last in our video series on the Digital Ocean is James Bellingham, Founding Director of the Center for Marine Robotics at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. A pioneer in the development of high performance marine robots, James shares his perspective on the challenges of working in the ocean environment, and why …Read more
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5 Examples of the Digital Ocean in Action
February 3, 2017
There are many examples of how the Digital Ocean is becoming a reality. The common denominator? It starts with a connection. Connecting satellites to robots, connecting robots to other robots and seafloor sensors, even connecting robots to fish! Here are five examples of how the Wave Glider is helping to …Read more
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The Surprising Towing Ability of the Wave Glider
January 25, 2017
In 2007, I had the good fortune to meet Liquid Robotics and swim with a very early generation Wave Glider. Even that prototype astounded me with the strength of its bollard pull, a fancy name for towing power. Like a tractor, the Wave Glider steadily moves along and, if properly …Read more
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Video: The Digital Ocean
January 17, 2017
When you’re standing on the beach at the water’s edge, you don’t have to step in very far to feel the power of the ocean. At Liquid Robotics, this power—in addition to propelling our Wave Gliders around the world—inspires us every day. We often hear that we know more about …Read more
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Ambassador Robert S. Gelbard on the Inflection Point
January 10, 2017
Next up in our video series on the Digital Ocean is Robert S. Gelbard, Ambassador (formerly to Indonesia). With his career in international diplomacy, we asked him for a global perspective on the issues facing the ocean and the importance of an integrated, collaborative approach. About this video series: …Read more
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And to Think it All Started Listening to Humpback Whales…
January 5, 2017
Today Liquid Robotics celebrates our ten-year anniversary. A decade ago, I don’t think any of us involved with founding the company could have imagined the journey before us; a journey to create fleets of wave and solar powered ocean robots, robots that sustainably operate for months at a time while …Read more
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John Gage on Networking the Ocean
December 19, 2016
I recently had the opportunity to chat with a few of our Strategic Advisory Board members about the critical role the Digital Ocean plays in solving global challenges from climate change to population growth; the growing optimism that we are approaching a meaningful inflection point in recognizing the ocean’s importance; …Read more
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A Boeing Company
December 16, 2016
Earlier this month we announced Boeing’s intention to acquire our company. I am proud to say that we are now officially a subsidiary of Boeing within the Autonomous Systems Division. As we wrap up 2016 and approach our 10-year anniversary in early January, I have a tremendous sense of pride …Read more
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Unmanned Surface Vehicles Are Here to Stay in the Oil & Gas Industry
December 12, 2016
Robotics and underwater vehicles have been used in the Oil & Gas industry for decades. Without the use of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) the industry would be far less efficient than it is today. In recent years, unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) were introduced to the …Read more
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Webcast: Next-Generation Oceanographic Research at MBARI
December 6, 2016
If you ever want to get inspired by what’s happening at the cutting edge of ocean science and technology, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) is a great place to start. Founded by David Packard in 1987, MBARI seeks to develop and apply new methods, instruments, and systems to …Read more
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Unmanned Warrior: The Digital Ocean in Action
December 2, 2016
The British Royal Navy recently released an excellent video looking back at Unmanned Warrior 2016. During the exercise, our team was laser-focused on the task at hand: with our partner Boeing, we successfully used a network of persistent Wave Gliders to detect, report and track a manned diesel submarine in …Read more
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Our Role in the Digital Ocean
November 30, 2016
The Digital Ocean is bigger than one product or company. It’s a massive vision for what’s possible when the world’s best minds unite behind a shared purpose. Realizing this vision will require collaboration between system vendors and forward-thinking leaders from every field. But here, I’d like to dive a bit …Read more
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Why the Digital Ocean is Essential to the Future of Our Planet
November 29, 2016
I really believe that this is a unique period in human history. The sustainability challenge that we face is urgent, but we are also better positioned than ever before to take meaningful action to address it. The ocean covers 70% of the Earth’s surface, produces most of our oxygen, and …Read more
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What is the Digital Ocean?
November 28, 2016
We talk a lot these days about how technology is changing the world. Self-driving cars will reshape our cities and commutes. Drones will be able to deliver emergency medical supplies on demand. Artificial intelligence and machine learning will help expedite and automate decision-making. And it’s true. Digital technologies are transforming …Read more