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sions all over the world. Today, they work to create a connected

Liquid Robotics ocean sharing data in real time between sensors, manned and unmanned systems. Providing ubiquitous access to data from

Sunnyvale, CA anywhere in the ocean, at any time is their vision for the Digital www.liquid-robotics.com

Ocean. Wave Gliders have traveled over 1.5+ nautical miles at

President & CEO: Gary Gysin sea collecting data for weather forecasting, seismic detection, environmental monitoring, anti-submarine warfare and vessel detection (illegal ? shing, human and drug smuggling).

Wave Glider is an unmanned surface vehicle that operates in- dividually or in ? eets delivering real time data for up to a year.

This persistence with real time communications between the

Liquid Robotics is a pioneer of the Wave Glider, unmanned sur- sea? oor to space enables immediate access to data previously face vehicle. It has completed hundreds of missions from the Arc- too costly or risky to obtain. The Wave Glider uses a two-part tic to Antarctica, in extreme sea states and over months to a year. architecture that leverages the difference in motion at the ocean

Liquid Robotics, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing surface and below. It’s composed of the ? oat and a sub with

Company, is based in Silicon Valley with an engineering and wings. Connected by 8-meter tether, the ? oat is on the surface test facility in Hawaii. With 120+ employees, it produces the of the ocean where conditions are the harshest with the sub be-

Wave Glider, a wave and solar powered ocean robot. Since low where it is calm. It converts the up and down motion of ? rst production, the company has manufactured more than 45. the waves into forward thrust. Solar energy powers the on-board

Liquid Robotics was born out of a man’s passion for Hump- computing, communications, navigation and sensor payloads. back whales songs. In 2003, Joe Rizzi set out to design a way Mission Management Software enables unique data collection to capture the whales’ singing and communicate it back to capabilities, multi-mission operations from a single console, and shore. The goal was to design an unmanned system that could the ? exibility to adapt vehicle missions to changing needs. It hold its position at sea and operate 24/7 without harming the supports the development of new solutions and integration with environment or the whales. With Roger Hine, they designed other third-party systems. In September 2017, the Next Genera- the Wave Glider and established Liquid Robotics in January tion Wave Glider was released with advancements to operate in 2007. For 11 years, the company has worked with customers high sea states and high latitudes and designed to operate in Sea and partners to pioneer new uses for the Wave Glider, develop State 6 and above (wave heights from 4-6 meters/13-20 feet).

key enabling technologies, and successfully complete mis-

The MacArtney Group is a global supplier of underwater tech-

MacArtney A/S nology systems, products and integrated solutions specializing

Esbjerg, Denmark in design, manufacture, sales and after-sales service of a wide www.macartney.com range of systems to offshore oil and gas operators, surveyors,

President & CEO: Claus Omann the renewable energy sector, ocean science institutes and de- fence and navy industries across the world. The company of- fers an extensive variety of advanced and reliable product and system solutions which are designed and tested to supply high quality, ef? ciency and dependable performance in challenging underwater environments. All MacArtney systems and com- ponents are backed by an international network of subsidiaries and representatives providing local access to global support.

MacArtney has been carrying on a prosperous business for 40 years and is a privately owned corporation with group headquar- FOCUS 3 and TRIAXUS vehicles. MacArtney also designs and ters in Esbjerg on the west coast of Denmark. From the head of- manufactures CEMAC offshore cable handling equipment in- ? ce, MacArtney has been providing logistical, technical, ? nancial tended for pipeline and cable-laying deployment. Moreover, Ma- and marketing support to all of the Group companies since 1978. cArtney supplies a versatile range of LUXUS underwater cam-

MacArtney supplies include SubConn, OptoLink, TrustLink eras, lights, media controllers, pan-and-tilt units and accessories and GreenLink connectivity, cable and termination solutions, ad- as well as a LOTUS data acquisition and telemetry buoy system. vanced NEXUS and EMO ? ber optic telemetry systems, electric System design and integration by quali? ed, experienced

CORMAC and MERMAC winches, handling and LARS sys- engineers is an important part of the MacArtney portfolio. tems including active heave compensation (AHC) winches for Combined with a wide range of products and systems, Ma-

ROVs. The MacArtney range of fast and precise remotely oper- cArtney can provide turnkey solutions designed speci? cally ated towed vehicles (ROTV) includes the MacArtney FOCUS 2, for requirements and installed ready for use wherever needed. www.marinetechnologynews.com

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