Far out in the Atlantic, a little yellow submarine is trying to slip from current to current, gliding across the ocean beneath the waves. The unmanned sub is nearing the halfway mark in its effort to travel from New Jersey to Spain, collecting scientific data along the way.
On May 21, 2008, ocean engineers and students from Rutgers University launched a small underwater robot off the coast of New Jersey on a mission to cross the Atlantic Ocean. While previous adventurers have used boats or planes to cross the Atlantic, this robot will make it's way by gliding beneath the ocean's surface. Follow along as students from the Coastal Ocean Observation Lab direct the Scarlet Knight Glider on its six-month journey.