Armach Robotics Promotes John Dunn to COO
announced it has promoted its operations VP John Dunn to chief operating officer.Armach, which uses small autonomous robots to keep ships clean and collect hull data that can inform future maintenance and operations, hired Dunn when the company was launched in late 2021, as a spin-off company by marine software company Greensea Systems.In his new role, Dunn continues to play a central role in further developing and overseeing Armach’s ongoing business operations. He will focus on strategic planning for the business and, together with the leadership team, will ensure the operational infrastructure
Greensea Advancing Autonomous Hull Cleaning for the US Navy
Marine software company Greensea Systems Inc. said it has recently been awarded a contract for a two-year Phase II Option Period by the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research to continue the technology development for an autonomous hull cleaning vehicle. This is a continuation of the work that Greensea has been conducting through a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program since 2018.“The objective of this STTR is to develop a highly autonomous robotic system for proactively cleaning ship hulls, that can be operated easily and cost effectively with minimal supervision. The Navy is
Greensea Launches Hull Cleaning Spin-off Armach Robotics
Marine software pioneer Greensea Systems Inc. has launched spin-off company Armach Robotics, that capitalizes on Greensea’s digital expertise to offer a subscription model robotic hull cleaning system using autonomy, intelligence and data fusion to tackle biofouling.Armach Robotics is not a technology company and does not sell robots; it is a service provider offering a subscription for clean hulls and hull intelligence. Its resident cleaning robots to ships, ports, harbors and established service providers on a monthly subscription basis.The in-water autonomous hull cleaning solution is capable
Ocean Influencer: Mike Read, Teledyne Marine
run by 1,500 employees globally.2020 is significant for the evolution of Teledyne Marine, as it marks the culmination of its five-year effort to create ‘one’ Teledyne Marine with a one common ERP system, one global sales and service team, and one common software platform – Teledyne Marine Software (TMS) – across its 23 brands. Read said “TMS is particularly strategic, enabling the Instruments and Imaging products to communicate seamlessly. You can imagine all of the different software packages; it was all over the map, which is understandable. Now we’re working
Tappan Zee Constructors ‘See’ Below the Hudson
across the project for excavation, placement of structures and demolition work. Heavy equipment used included excavators, clam shell cranes, cutter head on a dredge and more. Regardless of the tool being used with the machine – buckets, pincers, shears, hammers, jackhammers – using the marine software and sonar equipment each had precise guidance, giving operators clarity and visibility to work.Blake Yaffee, area manager for the project’s demolition portion, explains that his team started by using the system to establish a baseline of conditions in the river. This began with 3D point
Greensea Hires Parrilla as Robotics Engineer
recently announced the appointment of Matthew Parrilla as Robotics Engineer. Parrilla will work in the Emerging Technologies group at Greensea, led by founder and CEO Ben Kinnaman. This group focuses on the next generation of supervised autonomy and navigation technologies behind Greensea's marine software. Prior to joining Greensea, Matthew was a lead developer of a customer facing application at Cox Automotive, Inc. He earned a B.S. degree in Physics from the University of Maryland, worked as a data visualization artist, co-founded a startup, and spends his time backcountry skiing whenever
ABB Marine Software Supports Ocean Research
portal, which links to the BTOWU website. The BTOWU audience can follow the status of sailing expeditions, while the portal also hosts data that has been input manually covering the types of plastic particles that are being found. This function will go live in the coming months ABB said its marine software offers a comprehensive product portfolio for performance management and decision support in marine operations, which leads to improved safety, workability and reduces fuel consumption and emissions by optimizing energy efficiency onboard a vessel. “As a technology group, ABB is
Trimble to Distribute Teledyne's PDS Software
, remove anomalies and outliers, either manually or automatically. The clean data can be presented in the form of models, tables, files, volumes, nautical charts or reports. "Trimble's leading machine positioning technologies combined with Teledyne's leadership in subsurface sensing and marine software provide an innovative and ideal solution for marine construction contractors," said Scott Crozier, marketing director of Trimble's Civil Engineering and Construction Division. "Trimble Marine Construction Software extends our solutions to include real-time 3D visualization of the dredge
ABB Makes 5 km Subsea Operations Safe
Marine software and hardware to assist multi-purpose diving support vessels in complex deepwater projects Power and automation technology group ABB will provide the technology that will help three vessels safely carry out construction and maintenance tasks up to 5 kilometers under water. The vessels will be equipped with ABB’s OCTOPUS software that uses sensors and the Internet of Things, Services and People (IoTSP) to interpret weather conditions, allowing the crew to make informed decisions during sensitive operations. The ships will be built for Ultra Deep Solutions at CSIC
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