Checking Out the Glidr Antarctic in the Southern Ocean
Seeing the glidr antarctic in action really puts into perspective how far marine tech has come over the last decade. It's one thing to talk about autonomous underwater vehicles in a lab, but it's a completely different story when you're tossing a high-tech piece of equipment into some of the most unforgiving waters on the planet. For a long time, the Southern Ocean was basically a black hole for data because, frankly, humans aren't built to hang out there for months on end. But these gliders don't mind the cold one bit. ...