NOAA Announces 2025 Ocean Exploration Funding Opportunity
waters deeper than 200 meters or in tropical mesophotic environments. Projects can entail conducting ocean exploration (e.g., mapping and characterizing ocean habitats, combining seismic and acoustic methods), advancing ocean exploration through the use or development of novel technologies (e.g., autonomous systems, non-destructive sensors, artificial intelligence/machine learning), and/or analysis of ocean exploration datasets or samples that already exist and are publicly accessible.NOAA Ocean Exploration is particularly interested in projects that explore the physical, chemical, and biological environments
Cellula Robotics Names Neil Manning CEO
his time as corporate development officer, Manning helped to shape Cellula's strategic direction, driving business development initiatives and fostering key partnerships, the Canada-based company said."I'm honored to build on Cellula's 20-year pedigree in marine engineering and autonomous systems, however the team experience extends much longer than that. Eric Jackson our founder and now president has put his trust in me to uphold our core values which I take is a great privilege" Manning said. "Since joining the company, I have been continually impressed by the innovation
PODCAST: “All in the [Gallaudet] Family”
the seafloor of the world has never been mapped to modern standards. We know more about the surface of Mars and the Moon than we do our own ocean floor. This technology is helping us to address that knowledge gap.RAdm Tim Gallaudet’s Time @ NOAAWhen I was a naval oceanographer, we relied on autonomous systems and a wide range of ocean technology, deploying autonomous fixed systems … mostly acoustic … that were classified. When I went to NOAA, I tried to translate some of that there because I saw this great ocean agency which is charged with mapping and monitoring the US Exclusive Economic
"AI is the Game Changer"
Overlord program, currently building vessel #3 and the earlier vessels on which Austal’s automated machinery control systems have been installed. Also, through Saildrone, Austal USA is building a 65-foot ISR and ocean mapping vessel called Surveyor. Austal USA has also integrated layers of autonomous systems on EPF-13 with success; these integrated layers include automated machinery controls, L3Harris’s ASView, as well as General Dynamics wave predictive capabilities. Tying these capabilities together on an integrated backbone on EPF-13 effectively demonstrated the possibility of an autonomous
Discover the Future of Ocean Tech: Oi24 Event Registration Now Live
meetings.”Key themes at Oi24 include energy transition, climate change and ocean health, offshore energy, geotechnics, hydrography and ocean science, improved sustainability in offshore operations and the development of ocean-tech investment and finance opportunities, plus new applications of autonomous systems and AI, and ocean connectivity.Capitalizing on the advantages of ExCeL’s expansive 18,000m2 of indoor exhibition space and with the Royal Victoria Dock enabling live outdoor, on-water demonstrations, Oi organizers said te event is staging a number of unique features and events, including:Exhib
Advanced Navigation Unveils Hi-Tech Robotics Facility in Australia for AI-Powered Navigation Systems
Advanced Navigation, an innovator in artificial intelligence (AI) for robotic and navigation technologies, has unveiled a new high-tech robotics facility for autonomous systems based at the UTS Tech Lab in Botany, New South Wales (NSW), Australia.The facility will scale up the manufacturing of Advanced Navigation’s world-first AI navigation systems for GPS-denied environments, including its digital fiber-optic gyroscope (DFOG) technology, Boreas.Advanced Navigation says it is one of only four companies in the world with the capability to manufacture strategic grade fiber-optic gyroscopes."Thi
Ocean Robotics: Meet Greensea IQ
these companies is about focusing these resources to create a greater impact for our employees, our investors, the world.”Credit: Greensea IQIn a press statement released Friday, the company said the consolidation "reinforces Greensea IQ as a leading force in the use of uncrewed and autonomous systems to better help improve humankind’s interactions with, and understanding of, our oceans."Greensea IQ's said its technologies were poised to revolutionize maritime industries globally. "EverClean, for instance, offers autonomous hull cleaning services that enhance ship
Barge Completes Autonomous Navigation Test in Busy Belgian Waterways
Kongsberg Maritime said Friday it had completed a live trial of autonomous shipping technology in Bornem, Belgium, demonstrating the company's progress in fully autonomous systems.The test vessel, Zulu 4, an inland waterway barge owned by Blue Line Logistics NV, is equipped for remote-operated and autonomous transport demonstrations for the AUTOSHIP project, which is part of Horizon 2020, an EU research program.As part of the test, Zulu 4 maneuvered and navigated on unrestricted waterways, and it demonstrated berthing and unberthing capability. To achieve this, the vessel was upgraded with onboard
UK Minister Opens £3m DARE Centre for Offshore Renewable Energy Testing
for developers, researchers and wider industry to test, demonstrate and commercialize innovative digital and robotic products and services for the offshore renewable energy market.""As offshore wind in the UK gets ready to triple capacity over the next decade, the adoption of robotics and autonomous systems is vital to achieving this rapid expansion and reaching Net Zero. These technologies play an increasingly important role in the offshore renewable energy sector, and the UK is primed to establish a world-leading supply chain linked to their future development," ORE Catapult said.The DARE
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