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
The Economist World Ocean Summit 2017
Liquid Robotics — 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
6 Oscar-Nominated Movies That Would Have Been Different with Wave Gliders
Liquid Robotics — 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
Unmanned Systems & the Future of Subsea Inspection
Liquid Robotics — 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
The Digital Ocean: Our Next Information Frontier
Liquid Robotics — 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
Unmanned Surface Vehicles: The View from Oceanology International
Guest Contributor — 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