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Photos: Seaglider Drones Explore Sea Ice
Researchers deployed three Seaglider underwater drones on Wednesday to study climate change.
KONGSBERG’s Seaglider® Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Division Transferred to Hydroid
/PRNewswire/ — Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and a leading manufacturer of marine robotic systems, today announced its integration of the…
Using a sea-going robot to safely deploy Seagliders in remote locations
A researcher has designed a sea-going robot to deploy Seagliders, research equipment in remote and inaccessible ocean locations.
“An Epic Mission”: Slocum Glider “Silbo” Circumnavigates the Atlantic Ocean
Teledyne Marine reports that its Slocum G2 Glider dubbed Silbo, manufactured by Teledyne Webb Research, completed a 4+-year journey…
Underwater glider helps save North Atlantic right whales from ship strikes | CBC News
Technology developed with the help of a professor at the University of New Brunswick Saint John is already helping to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
The Navy Is Building A Network Of Drone Submarines And Sensor Buoys In The Arctic
As the Arctic literally and figuratively heats up, the Navy is looking to drastically increase its awareness of what is going on up there.
Researchers at UWindsor use underwater robot to collect Great Lakes data
Researchers at the University of Windsor have been using an underwater robot to study harmful algal blooms and low oxygen levels in Lake Erie.
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Ocean gliders head to sea to improve hurricane forecasts – Welcome to NOAA Research
NOAA’s hurricane gliders are heading to sea this week off the coasts of Puerto Rico, the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern U.S. to collect data that scientists will use to improve the accuracy of hurricane forecast models. NOAA and partner scientists will deploy unmanned gliders equipped with sensors…
TECHNOLOGY: Robot fleet steals storms’ secrets and fights sharks
An array of seagoing robots are waiting for hurricanes to enter U.S. coastal waters. Up to 30 drones will be used to study climate change.
Coast Guard partners with Scripps Institution of Oceanography for campus technology center
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – High-ranking Coast Guard officials were on the campus of Scripps Institution of Oceanography today. Scripps in partnering with the Coast Guard with “research and use of” the latest in blue technology. The partnership would seem to be a natural. Scripps Institution of Oceanograph…
SECOORA Glider Observatory – SECOORA
To address long-standing gaps on the east coast, SECOORA invested in a regional glider network to gather historically lacking data on shelf circulation and water properties in the South Atlantic Bight. Four gliders deployed September 2016 traversed through the footprints of SECOORA funded assets – h…
This cute lil’ underwater drone just spent 4 years ~ vibing ~ in the Atlantic
When it comes to autonomous vehicles, there’s a lot of focus on American electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla at the moment. But I want you to cast your net a little wider, and divert your attention to the high seas for just a moment.
NOAA AOML’s Underwater Glider Project
Learn about NOAA’s new underwater glider project and how it is used to help better predict when and where hurricanes will make landfall.
Franklin, SECOORA’s New Underwater Autonomous Glider, is Ready for Hurricane Season – SECOORA
The purchase of the new G3 Slocum Glider, Franklin, means more glider days at sea and more data collection. The six-foot long underwater glider is capable of gathering reliable real-time data in any ocean conditions, including hurricane conditions.
