Sea Vorian Expands SEA360 Fleet with Teledyne Gavia AUV
market.With a strong expertise in marine data collection and analysis, SEA360 provides high-quality marine data services through autonomous underwater technologies as well as conventional survey means. Its vision is to reinvent ocean surveying and inspection using the latest autonomous and sensor technologies, pursuing accuracy, efficiency, flexibility and low carbon emissions
HII Sells Over 700 REMUS Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles
of record, selected as the U.S. Navy’s Lionfish next-generation SUUV.REMUS UUVs have been deployed in diverse operational environments, including mine clearance in the Persian Gulf, NATO exercises in the North Sea, and undersea surveillance in the Indo-Pacific. With advanced sonar and sensor technologies, these systems enhance situational awareness and provide naval forces with a tactical edge in contested environments.In mine countermeasures missions, REMUS is instrumental in ensuring safe passage for naval and commercial vessels. The U.S. Navy has deployed REMUS in strategic waterways, including
New Autonomous Subsea Survey System
2023, is designed for autonomous USV systems, based on customer inputs. Tuco Marine has delivered their reliable ProZero vessels for use in offshore wind farms, environmental surveys, defence and aquaculture.The quality of data delivered with this system also benefits from positioning and imaging sensor technologies thanks to strong partnerships within the international Covelya Group, a group which includes Sonardyne and Wavefront Systems, as well as Forcys.EIVA’s sensor platform ScanFish is among the most used solutions worldwide for UXO surveys, while its ViperFish, launched in 2023, is designed
north.io Selected for Portuguese Hydrographic Institute Project
The TrueOcean data platform from German cloud-geospatial-data-specialist north.io has been officially selected to participate in the IHSensortech BlueTech initiative of the Instituto Hidrográfico of the Portuguese Navy.The IHSensortech BlueTech Program aims to foster innovation in marine sensor technologies and data management. The program is designed to address current challenges in marine data collection, processing, and analysis by supporting the development and implementation of advanced technologies.The selection of north.io is part of the "Hydrographic Data Consolidation Software Developmen
Kraken Joins Forces with US Navy for SAS Sensor Research
Kraken Robotics has signed an agreement with Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division (NUWC) in Newport to conduct joint 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
VIDEO: Penguin-Inspired Quadroin AUV Upgraded
EvoLogics, a Berlin-based provider of high-tech underwater robotics, data networks, positioning, and sensor technologies, launched the next iteration of the Quadroin AUV.Originally introduced in May 2021, the Quadroin vehicle garnered attention for its distinctive, penguin-like design. Engineered for monitoring and surveying, the fast and maneuverable Quadroin leverages EvoLogics' expertise in low-drag bionic design. Dr. Rudolf Bannasch, EvoLogics founder, delved into years of research on penguin locomotion, resulting in the AUV's remarkable hydrodynamic properties. With its low-drag shape
JAIA Robotics: A new name in Micro AUVs
on the large, complex deeper, longer endurance system, Jaia Robotics has more modest goals. “Jaia Robotics is focusing on democratizing aquatic data collection,” said Owen. “With the ability to collect data over really wide areas, using multiple robots, working in pods with sensor technologies that are getting smaller and smaller.”As the Jaia team started with the theoretical “blank sheet of paper,” one particular challenge was balancing performance versus cost while not always opting for the cheapest option. As the system became more ruggedized, another problem
Sea Machines Debuts AI-ris Computer Vision for Commercial Vessels
small in size, like swimmers, kayakers or animals, to those very large, like another ship,” said Trevor Vieweg, CTO, Sea Machines. “With the ability to detect, classify and geolocate such targets via optical sensors, AI-ris augments and surpasses the capabilities of existing marine sensor technologies, like radar and automatic identification system (AIS), enabling greater performance and achieving the highest levels of safety. In the future, this technology may also help responders detect marine oil spills.”AI-ris is commercially available now and can be installed aboard existing
Voyis: Enabling Subsea Autonomy with Complete Optical Payloads
cathodic protection system from Ocean Floor Geophysics to deliver application specific payloads. This reduces barriers to adoption and makes it easier than ever before for surveyors to adopt new survey technology.Recent innovations in highly capable small vehicle platforms, miniaturized sensor technologies, and advanced sensor autonomy provide the building blocks to achieve the future vision of fully remote operations. But true autonomy is not achieved in isolation, it will require surveyors, vehicle designers, and sensor manufacturers all working together in partnership to overcome the
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