An Innovation Award is a recognition of achievement but also of promise. It's up to the innovators to fulfill that promise. Here's how some recent award winners are doing.
Liquid Robotics Inc.
Location: Sunnyvale, Calif.
Award: Robotics category winner, 2010
Innovation: The company developed an unmanned seagoing craft propelled by the power of ocean waves, a system that allows it to remain at sea for long stretches. The craft, called a Wave Glider, consists of a surface buoy and a submerged glider with wing-shaped panels. It converts the up-and-down motion of waves into forward thrust, propelling the buoy indefinitely without relying on batteries or other power sources.
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Author:EMILY GLAZER
