News tagged with scarlet knight

Glider robot a sleek ocean explorer

The sea was heaving, the skies gray. The captain of the research ship was worried about the weather. About 120 miles off the coast of Spain, three Rutgers University scientists had a narrow window of opportunity to find and ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Dec 27, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (16) | 2

Trans-Atlantic Glider Passes Spot Where Predecessor Sank

(PhysOrg.com) -- On July 31, 2009, the submersible robot glider RU27, also known as the Scarlet Knight, passed east of the spot in the Atlantic Ocean where its predecessor, RU17, was lost on Oct. 28, 2008.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Aug 03, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 0