Jaia Robotics to Deliver Aquatic Drones in US Marine Corps Contract

Jaia Robotics, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of micro-sized autonomous aquatic drones that deliver real-time data products and mission-specific payloads, announced a $6.1 million firm-fixed-price contract to deliver JaiaBot-HYDRO systems in support of U.S. Marine Corps hybrid littoral maneuver and amphibious operations.

This contract includes the procurement of JaiaBot-HYDRO systems, training and support as well as continued development and commercialization of an acoustic bathymetry variant in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

This contract will provide the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) with an initial operating capability to rapidly characterize beach landing sites and other littoral environments while keeping the warfighter out of harm's way.

The award supports the DoD's mission to accelerate the deployment of advanced technologies that are force multipliers for our warfighters. Designed for rapid fielding, JaiaBot systems allow operators to scale from singleRasset missions to synchronized, multi@vehicle operations within minutes. Their low cost and minimal training burden enable Marine units to collect large quantities of environmental, hydrographic, and surf-zone data at a fraction of traditional system costs.

Jaia Robotics' team includes U.S. Marine Corps veterans who have firsthand experience carrying out the types of challenging littoral missions that JaiaBot is designed to support.