Meet the Slocum Glider

The Slocum glider is an autonomous unmanned vehicle capable of moving to specific locations and depths and occupying controlled spatial and temporal grids. Driven in a sawtooth vertical profile by variable buoyancy, the glider moves both horizontally and vertically. The buoyancy engine utilizes ocean density for energy, with battery supplement, allowing for low-cost long endurance. 

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