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,...
Celebration of Polynesian Voyaging Society’s historic worldwide voyage to promote ocean sustainability
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...