An autonomous surface vehicle built by Liquid Robotics, purchased and outfitted with sensors and communications gear by MBARI engineering.

Liquid Robotics provides a web-based application, WGMS, which allows waypoints and mission plans to be entered and sent to the Wave Glider. The Wave Glider has a surfboard-like float at the surface and a sub with spring loaded paddles that uses wave energy for motion. It has solar panels on the float for supplying power to the linux-based computers, science instruments and communications gear. It has GPS for precise location measurement and weather station along with a collection of antennas for communications. The SV3 is capable of automatically avoiding ships.