Boeing buys underwater robot-maker Liquid Robotics

Boeing is buying underwater robot manufacturer Liquid Robotics.

Liquid Robotics makes the Wave Glider, a wave-powered surface robot that has been used for defense and commercial purposes. In September 2014, Boeing and Liquid Robotics teamed up to create an ISR version of the Wave Glider, called the Sensor Hosting Autonomous Remote Craft.

"With Liquid Robotics' innovative technology and Boeing's leading intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions, we are helping our customers address maritime challenges in ways that make existing platforms smarter, missions safer and operations more efficient," Leanne Caret, CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, said in a company news release.

The acquisition price was not disclosed.

Liquid Robotics has approximately 100 employees in California and Hawaii. The company will become a Boeing subsidiary, operating under Kory Mathews, vice president of autonomous systems for Boeing Defense, Space & Security

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