Liquid Robotics’ Ocean Robots Surpass 1 Million Nautical Miles At Sea
Liquid Robotics® has announced that its fleets of Wave Gliders® have reached 1 million nautical miles at sea – an important milestone for the unmanned surface vehicle (USV) industry. One million nautical miles is the equivalent to 1.29x round trip journey to the moon (at the moon’s furthest point) or approximately 46 times around the world.
The Wave Glider is the first USV to complete missions from the Arctic to the Southern Ocean, operate through 17 hurricanes/typhoons, and achieve a Guinness World Record for the “longest journey by an autonomous, unmanned surface vehicle on the planet.” UVS supported Liquid Robotics in the final stage of the PACX completing recovery of Wave Glider “Papa Mau” in challenging conditions in 2012 https://bluezonegroup.com.au/announcements/pac-x-recovery.
Over the past decade, government and commercial organisations have turned to unmanned ocean robots to lower the cost, risks, and improve ocean access, allowing better measurement, monitoring and understanding of maritime environments. In the defence, oil & gas, and scientific markets, Wave Gliders have been deployed to extend the range and effectiveness of traditional observation and surveillance systems. Missions have been conducted in all five major oceans collecting and communicating environmental, security, weather, and seismic data.
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| The big lift for Papa Mau on to Vennis II. |
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| Papa Mau finally on shore after completion of his long journey from California to Australia. |
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| Papa Mau’s first touch down on Australian shores. |
