iRobot 1KA Seaglider

These measurements enable the development of sound velocity profiles that are critical for characterizing acoustic propagation models and monitoring oceans in great detail.

Requiring little power to effect buoyancy for thrust, coupled with a stable, low-drag, hydrodynamic shape the 1KA Seaglider effortlessly dives and gliders while activating sensors at pilot designated intervals to collect data. Designed to operate at depths up to 1,000 metres, the hull compresses as it sinks, matching the compressibility of seawater.

Originally designed and developed thru a partnership between APL and the University of Washington School of Oceanography and now manufactured by iRobot Corporation, more than 90 Seagliders have been delivered worldwide to a growing list of universities and research groups, performing an array of missions, gathering data at a fraction of the cost and enabling real-time, long-duration missions reducing the need and cost of being at sea.

iRobot has nearly two decades of unique expertise as a platform provider and systems integrator of UGVS (Unmanned Ground Vehicles) and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVS).

iRobot 1KA Seaglider and other products will be exhibited at Stand R420, from 9th to 11th March at the Excel Center in London, UK.