our reporters and frit z nelson of information week. this week on "press: here." >>> good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. at this moment, a fleet of robots is making its way to hawaii commanded by a guy from outer space. really? the robots have nothing but good intentions, and while their commander ed lou is from outer space, he lived in orbit for six months, he's orifrnay ll om massachusetts. they are called wave gliders. they measure all kinds of data about the ocean and transmit that data to the internet for anyone to use. ed lou is chief innovation officer at the company that launch them, liquid robotics. lou has been to space three times. twice on atlantis and once on an emergency trip aboard the russian satellite after the columbia disaster. before coming to liquid robotics, he was the head of google street products. his hobby, i kid you not, is working with other astronauts to develop new ways to save the earth. joined by frits nelson. i don't know where to start. let's start with the ocean. why explore the ocean? it's been