Seafloor-Mapping USV Competes for Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE
Kongsberg Maritime has announced that it has supported the GEBCO-NF (General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans-Nippon Foundation) Alumni Team, one of 19 semi-finalist teams competing in the $7 Million...
View ArticleUK Ship Register Signs First Autonomous Vessel
ASV Global has announced that the UK Ship Register (UKSR) has signed a C-Worker autonomous vessel to the flag, marking the first time that the UKSR has signed an unmanned vessel and showing how it is...
View ArticleKongsberg Maritime Establishes Autonomous Shipping Test-Bed
Kongsberg Maritime has announced that it has opened an official autonomous shipping test-bed in Horten, on the coast of Norway. Established to support the growth in development of new solutions for...
View ArticleH-Scientific Integrates Autopilot System with WAM-V Catamaran
H-Scientific Ltd., a technology provider for the autonomous marine market, has announced that, working in conjunction with Marine Advanced Research Inc. (MAR), it has demonstrated mission planning,...
View ArticleSea Machines Develops Autonomous Control System for Commercial Marine Vessels
Sea Machines Robotics has announced the availability of the Sea Machines 300, an Autonomous Control System for commercial marine vessels. The company claims that the Sea Machines 300 is the world’s...
View ArticleElbit Seagull USV Demonstrates Mine Counter Measure Capabilities
Elbit Systems has announced that its Seagull Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) has participated in a recent joint exercise between the Israeli Navy and the British Royal Navy (RN) in Haifa Bay. During the...
View ArticleAl Marakeb Announces New Dual-Mode Unmanned Surface Vessel
Al Marakeb, a manufacturer of marine autonomous vessels, has announced the launch of its latest offering, the B7X, an unmanned surface vessel (USV) which can also be used for manned operations. Al...
View ArticleAdvanced Navigation INS Integrated into Marine Survey Vessels
Advanced Navigation has announced that the company’s Spatial inertial navigation system (INS) has been successfully integrated into power cable manufacturer Nexans Olex’s hydrographic vessel. Spatial...
View ArticleCombined USV and AUV System Maps Ocean Floor
Ocean Floor Geophysics (OFG) has announced that it has supported the GEBCO-NF Alumni Team in its completion of the Technology Readiness Tests of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE using a combined...
View ArticleAutonomous Surface Vessel Deployed for Mediterranean Pipelaying Operation
ASV Global has announced the successful deployment of one of its C-Worker 7 class of autonomous surface vessels for subsea engineering and construction company Subsea 7. The 7m autonomous surface...
View ArticleDARPA Announces Completion of Unmanned Surface Vessel Prototype
DARPA has announced that it has successfully completed its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program and has officially transferred the technology demonstration...
View ArticleAl Seer Marine Technologies Launches New USV Platform
Al Seer Marine Technologies has announced the introduction of its second generation Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) system. Al Seer’s platforms can be customized and configured to suit any waterborne...
View ArticleUSV Conducts Antarctic Surveying Research
Oceanalpha, a developer of Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) platforms, has confirmed that the M80B USV is conducting research in remote areas of the South Pole, as part of China’s 34th Antarctic...
View ArticleOceanalpha Develops Commercial Shipping USV
Oceanalpha has announced that, in conjunction with China Classification Society (CCS), Zhuhai Municipal Government and Wuhan University of Technology, it has launched a project to develop a small...
View ArticleThe Environmental Benefits of Autonomous Surface Vehicles
ASV Global, a leading developer of unmanned marine systems, has released an article explaining the benefits of using autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs) for environmental monitoring applications and...
View ArticleSilicon Sensing IMU Selected for Mayflower Autonomous Ship
Silicon Sensing Systems has announced that its latest DMU30 inertial measurement unit (IMU) has been selected to provide highly accurate ship’s attitude data to the autopilot that will navigate the...
View ArticleDynautics Launches New Autopilot Module for Electric Boats
Dynautics Ltd., a developer of marine and submarine technologies, has announced the release of its new SPECTRE Autopilot Module for converting small electric boats into unmanned surface vessels (USVs)...
View ArticleASV Global Develops Containerised Autonomous Marine Lab
ASV Global has announced that it is working with the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) to develop a containerised autonomous marine laboratory for use in developing countries. The project is...
View ArticleASV Global to Supply Unmanned Surface Vehicle to The University of Southern...
ASV Global has announced that the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has awarded a contract to the company for the provision of a state-of-the-art C-Worker 5 Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV). The...
View ArticleAquabotix Releases Hybrid Micro Unmanned Surface and Underwater Vehicle
Aquabotix, an underwater robotics company, has announced the release of SwarmDiver, a micro unmanned surface vehicle (USV) and unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) that operates in a swarm. Multiple...
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