FarSounder Announces SEA.AI Integration in Web Application
displays.For vessels equipped with SEA.AI, the integration of data into FarSounder’s new web app merges optical and sonar data, shown along with ARPA and AIS targets into a single, cohesive UI. Surface targets are now visible alongside submerged hazards like reefs or underwater obstacles. This fusion of data offers improved situational awareness, ensuring safer navigation in even the most challenging waters
Frontier Robotics Secures First Commercial Sale With ORE Catapult
into ORE Catapult’s VDARE simulation to create virtually ‘real’ assets.The unpredictable nature of the world's oceans makes the inspection and maintenance of offshore assets challenging, with visibility in murky waters a particular obstacle. By leveraging advanced sensor fusion techniques with edge computing, Frontier Robotics' system offers enhanced visual clarity, robust and reliable positioning and 3D mapping through Simultaneous Localisation And Mapping (SLAM) technology. SLAM enables ROVs to create comprehensive 3D maps of their surroundings while simultaneously
Fugro Finds Partners for New Subsea Assets Data and Monitoring Platform
Fugro has formed a partnership with DTACT, a high-tech software company, and Ubotica, a specialist in AI-powered satellite intelligence, to develop a data fusion and intelligence platform for critical subsea infrastructure.The solution will be designed to provide government organizations with the information needed to strengthen national security and safeguard critical underwater infrastructure.Underwater pipelines, communication cables, and other subsea assets are essential to modern society, supporting global economies and daily life. Threats to this vital infrastructure can severely disrupt energy
NOR Offshore Grows Its Rental Pool of Sonardyne Products
of increased demand for NOR’s services and equipment globally. NOR has ambitions to outfit its Aberdeen office with the same services as their headquarters in Norway.The investment includes stocking its rental pool with additional tooling and survey equipment including SPRINT-Nav, Compatt 6+ and Fusion 2 systems to support the offshore construction industry.“It’s great to see NOR’s confidence in our technology confirmed by this further investment in products for their rental pool. The NOR Ltd expansion is beneficial for all involved - NOR, their customers, Aberdeen and of course
Less is More with Gyroscopes
strategic-grade inertial measurement units (IMU) that contain ultra-high accuracy DFOG and high performance closed-loop accelerometers.All the measurements are combined into a proprietary neural network algorithm which removes sensor errors and filters out interference. Advanced Navigation’s sensor fusion algorithm is more sophisticated than Kalman filters. Kalman filtering provides estimates for unknown variables that are primarily statistics-based. The sensor fusion approach is more accurate at determining and removing sensor errors, which results in a higher performance navigation solution.The
Kraken Joins Forces with US Navy for SAS Sensor Research
research into advanced signal processing techniques for the current and future generation of Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) sensor technologies.The cooperative research and development agreement signed between the parties also includes exploration into enhanced image processing techniques such as data fusion, image registration, multi-spectral image enhancement and automated target recognition.Kraken Robotics has engaged in several similar R&D agreements with U.S. government agencies since 2012, including NUWC Division Newport, NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) as well as
Shearwater Embarks on OBN Survey in India
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for an ocean bottom node (OBN) survey off the coast of India.This work, expected to last for six months, will showcase Shearwater’s Pearl node technology aboard the SW Tasman, a vessel designed for seismic and dual-ROV operations.According to Shearwater, the fusion of the Pearl node with the SW Tasman not only elevates survey efficiency and quality but also paves the way for groundbreaking seismic data collection in deepwater territories once deemed unreachable.“The ONGC survey stands as a testament to the industry's faith in our forward-thinking
"AI is the Game Changer"
base cannot support the one plus two cadence. Instead of growing the casting and forging industrial base footprint, we’re looking to expand and evolve that footprint through additive manufacturing. We are leveraging cutting-edge modalities for additive manufacturing such as laser powder bed fusion, direct energy deposition, friction stir processing and cold spray. Coupled with the different modalities are various alloy types; our plan is to combine up to six different alloy types with the appropriate modality to ensure that the right part is built with the right process and the right alloy
Voyis Discovery Camera Integrated with Deep Trekker REVOLUTION ROV
Canadian underwater technology companies Voyis and Deep Trekker have joined forces to achieve an exceptional integration: the fusion of Voyis' cutting-edge Discovery camera with Deep Trekker's REVOLUTION ROV (Remote Operating Vehicle). the REVOLUTION ROV features a unique rotating head facilitating optimal positioning of attachments such as imaging sonar and grabbers, and it is capable of descending to depths of up to 305 meters. The ROV employs six powerful thrusters for precise control in both vertical and lateral movements. It is built with a carbon fiber shell, anodized aluminum
August 2025
