Vos Joins Greensea IQ
Bayonet autonomous underwater ground vehicles (AUGV), a cutting-edge solution that offers unmatched autonomy and versatility in near shore, underwater operations, making it an invaluable asset for marine applications in the surf zone."We are really excited to have Jeff join Greensea IQ," said Rob Howard, Chief Growth Officer at Greensea IQ. "His strong background and experience in ocean robotics business development, along with his international network, will provide tremendous support to our commercial and defense growth next year."In his new role, Vos will play a pivotal role in identifying
Greensea IQ Expands its Plymouth, MA Production Facility
;hull cleaning robots, RNAV3 diver navigation systems and OPENSEA Edge autonomy hardware.“We were excited to open our newly expanded facility to the public for the first time and welcomed local blue tech businesses, community leaders and others from the marine industry,” said Rob Howard, Chief Growth Officer, Greensea IQ. “This expansion is the next step in Greensea IQ’s transition from doing custom development work to delivering fully integrated intelligent products for working in the ocean. The new facility will support the planned growth and worldwide expansion
Armach Robotics Promotes John Dunn to COO
All Stars I have met throughout my career as teammates. John was one of my first calls,” said Ben Kinnaman, Armach’s founder and CEO. “Armach is going to change the world and leave this place better for our next generation. John is an ideal leader to have in the C-Suite with me and Rob [Howard]. I am excited to make this promotion.”Dunn holds a BS in Marine Engineering from Massachusetts Maritime Academy. He began his career as a shipboard engineer in the maritime energy industry. He transitioned into remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and held several senior leadership roles advancing
Proactive Ship Hull Cleaning: Bellona and Armach Partner Up
, and to solve a global problem we need to collaborate globally. This collaboration aims to accelerate the uptake of proactive hull cleaning, as well as to understand the limits and risks with such solutions, say CEO of Bellona, Hallstein Havåg and VP Growth and Strategy at Armach Robotics, Rob Howard.The build-up of marine life on ships’ hulls – biofouling – is an age-old problem for the environment, for ship operators, and for the international shipping industry. The problem is significant, increasing emission pollution and spreading invasive species across continents. 
Robotic Hull-cleaning Firm Armach Announces Key Appointment
. In his new role, Lander will be responsible for working with ship owners, maritime regulatory organizations, and NGOs to shape policy, foster adoption, and set best practices for proactive in water cleaning of ships through the use of Armach’s service.Armach’s VP Growth & Strategy Rob Howard, who was last week also promoted to the Chief Growth Officer role in Greensea Systems, said: "Since we launched Armach earlier this year, interest has been tremendous. Having Karl leading our efforts on proactive in water cleaning regulation and ship performance issues really strengthens our
Greensea Promotes Howard to Chief Growth Officer
Greensea appointed Rob Howard as Chief Growth Officer. Currently Howard is VP Growth & Strategy for Greensea’s sister company Armach Robotics, and Howard’s appointment to Greensea in this newly created role will ensure the company is able to exploit its future potential within the business of marine robotics."When we created the open architecture OPENSEA software platform for marine robotics we acknowledged the opportunities to drive growth outside our traditional defense market," said Ben Kinnaman, Founder and CEO, Greensea. "These include the commercial maritime
Armach Robotics Set to Take the Pole Position on Ship Hull Maintenance, Intelligence
of a company, it's critical to our enjoyment of our jobs. I’ve been in the industry a long time, so when I founded Armach, I had the opportunity to hand select our leadership team. Our VP of operations is John Dunn, who I’ve known since 2012; John solves problems, he outworks things. Rob Howard has been in the industry a long time and I've always thought the world of him as sales and business development. He knows everybody in the industry; he knows the trends in the industry. He knows the industry from the robotics side, so, I brought him in as Vice President of Growth and Strategy
Greensea Launches Hull Cleaning Spin-off Armach Robotics
ongoing monitoring will suffice.But Armach said the real "game changing" aspects of its system are its navigation and hull intelligence capabilities. With accurate navigation, robots can be autonomous, data can be referenced to the hull, and 100% coverage can be assured, the company said.Rob Howard, VP Growth and Strategy at Armach Robotics, said, “Hull drag is time and money in the shipping business. The system we have devised represents the closest any company has got to fully autonomous hull cleaning. With our navigation solution, the robot’s route across the hull is optimized
'Oi Connect Really Delivered,' Says SUT President Rayner
countries actively engage on the virtual platform, including 138 exhibiting companies.This turnout generated 1,057 attended meetings, rated an average of 4.4 out of 5 stars on Oi Connect’s review tool. The 27 conferences run over the course of the event attracted 7,686 views, totaling 2,448 hours.Rob Howard, VP Sales & Marketing at US-based digital and print publisher New Wave Media, said, “Marine Technology Reporter were delighted to be part of Oi Connect. We made a number of connections that kept us up to date with our clients. In addition, our participation in the conference sessions