Saildrone: Data on the high seas
May 31st, 2024
It was 2013 when Saildrone’s unmanned, autonomous vessel set records by sailing from San Francisco to Kaneohe, Hawaii, and has
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VIDEO: A view from inside Hurricane Sam
October 3rd, 2021
Researchers for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration dispatched a, unmanned surface drone inside Hurricane Sam as it barreled toward
72-foot USV launched in California
January 11th, 2021
Saildrone has launched the Saildrone Surveyor, a new 72-foot uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) equipped for high-resolution mapping of the ocean
When working at home is the ocean
April 15th, 2020
Saildrones are wind and solar-powered autonomous boats which have crossed oceans and make possible cost-effective data collection. Weighing 1653 pounds,
First autonomous circumnavigation of Antarctica
August 5th, 2019
A 23-foot long, wind-powered unmanned surface vehicle called a saildrone has become the first unmanned system to circumnavigate Antarctica. The
Saildrones to sail for science
March 24th, 2018
A fleet of wind and solar-powered autonomous vehicles will soon be setting off on a mission to capture valuable ocean
Robot Sailboats Scour the Oceans for Data
September 29th, 2016
Two robotic sailboats trace lawn-mower-style paths across the violent surface of the Bering Sea, off the coast of Alaska. The
Saildrone: New World Record for Autonomous Sailboat
November 17th, 2013
An unmanned and autonomous vessel relying solely on wind power is not a new concept. But demonstrating significant success is
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