Created by Boeing subsidiary Liquid Robotics, the Wave Glider autonomous ocean robot can travel the sea’s surface to collect and communicate data for months at a time, all on solar and wave energy. When integrated with Boeing’s advanced sensors, the Wave Glider can detect undersea vehicles, hunt for mines, monitor land radar and communicate with other systems – providing an essential link and enabling new capabilities.

This year, the Wave Glider joined Boeing’s growing lineup of autonomous products, opening up limitless possibilities not just below the ocean’s surface but far beyond.

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Called the SES-15, it will improve in-flight WiFi and entertainment for passengers flying over North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The new satellite will enable passengers to access full, seamless WiFi coverage all the way from New York to Hawaii to Alaska to Mexico.

This state-of-the-art spacecraft is the first Boeing satellite to use 3-D printed parts, proving that 3-D printing can be used for high-tech applications.

“SES-15 is really a marvel of innovation,” said Mark Spiwak, president of Boeing Satellite Systems International, the spacecraft’s manufacturer. “We’re now using a lot of these technologies, whether it be all-electric (propulsion) or printed parts, across all of our product line,” Spiwak said.

SES-15 will also improve GPS navigation data over the U.S., particularly information used by pilots and air traffic controllers to improve aircraft spacing and positioning around busy airports and in inclement weather.

Read more about the Boeing SES-15 satellite.

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