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The history of wave-powered boats (wavepropulsion.com)
10 points by MichaelAO on April 18, 2015 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



The 'Waveglider' [1] by Liquid Robotics employs a variation of this. Tethered to a buoy on the surface, the main underwater vehicle is propelled forward by the wave's upward force acting on spring loaded foils.

[1] http://liquidr.com/technology/waveglider/how-it-works.html




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