Deep-Sea Glider: New Horizons for Ocean and Climate Research [1]
The first robot to cross the Atlantic Ocean is a prototype that may offer dramatic new opportunities for measuring the ocean's properties at various depths -- a key to better understanding of climate change, as well as an aid to hurricane prediction, fishing, and shipping.
David Brown reports for the Washington Post December 15, 2009 [2]. Don't miss the accompanying graphics here [3] and here [4].