Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Liquid Robotics to Usher Era of Smart Oceans With Autonomous Robots

<p>This post written by Jason Dorrier, a writer for Singularity University.</p><p>Credit: Liquid Robotics (liquidr.com); Wave Glider Fontaine Maru halfway across the Pacific.</p><p>When Liquid Robotics' Ed Lu dreams, he sees thousands of his firm's Wave Gliders blanketing the seaa smart grid for the ocean. It may yet be a dream, but Lu's vision isn't terribly far fetched. The firm's Wave Glider robots have logged 100,000 miles, braved 20 foot seas, and faced gale force winds. One of its gliders, G2, survived and transmitted data 60 miles from the eye of Hurricane Isaac. Proof of concept? Check. The next challenge for Liquid Robotics is convincing their target market to give the tech a try. But beyond scientists, just who exactly is their market?</p><p>That's what Lu, chief of innovative applications at Liquid Robotics, is trying to figure out. See him pitch the Wave Glider at this recent TEDx talk:</p><p><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/singularity/2012/09/11/liquid-robotics-to-usher-era-of-smart-oceans-with-autonomous-robots/">Keep reading...</a></p>

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