Teledyne Webb Research · underwater vehicle
Slocum glider
A buoyancy-driven underwater glider that dives and climbs in a sawtooth path for weeks or months, surfacing to send data and get new waypoints by satellite. It was conceived by Doug Webb and Henry Stommel.
- Price
- —An early Slocum electric glider cost comparison lists an $85,000 initial investment (Rutgers University)
- Autonomy
- SupervisedHow it runs
- Driverless
- In serviceDriverless in service
- Fleet
- —See details below
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
A Rutgers Slocum-type glider crossed the Atlantic in 2009, one of several glider transatlantic journeys.
Real-world use
Widely used by oceanographers; Slocum, Spray and Seaglider vehicles have all crossed the Atlantic.
Timeline
- First shown
- 1989
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
Teledyne Webb ResearchCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Driverless in service
- Where it runs
- Worldwide oceans
- Fleet
- Not published
Public attention
How much public attention Slocum glider gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Other movement
- How it runs
- Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.
From the maker
Slocum glider is the only vehicle from Teledyne Webb Research in the atlas.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedAn early Slocum electric glider cost comparison lists an $85,000 initial investment (Rutgers University)
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Sources
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