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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Liquid Robotics announces the deployment of two Wave Gliders, autonomous ocean robots, to capture live ocean data close to where lava is flowing into the ocean from Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano. By using this unmanned technology,
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,...
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...
Top oceanographers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Scripps) and the Applied Physics Laboratory of the University of Washington (APL-UW) have selected Wave Gliders, the most experienced, long duration ocean robots, as their sensor platform to
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...
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...