
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Manufacturers AUV
Discover cutting-edge solutions from 6 leading global suppliersTiburon Subsea Inc. (TSI) and Ocean Floor Geophysics (OFG) have partnered to enhance autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) technology.
Under a new MOU, Tiburon will integrate OFG’s advanced geophysical systems into its AUV designs, expanding capabilities for subsea survey and inspection.

The agreement also includes Tiburon’s intention to incorporate OFG’s Self-Compensating Magnetometer, HyperEMF, Hypermag, and iCP systems for non-contact cathodic protection inspection, AC/DC cable EMF and depth of burial, and UXO survey.
With Tiburon’s design incorporating hydrodynamic efficiency and redundancy, it allows AUVs to operate in all dimensions, offering a dual market product.
The JETTE system, Tiburon’s hovering AUV, is able to provide AUV manufacturers with the ability to traverse any environment, scan, hover, stabilize, and carry larger payloads with more power. The goal of this new technology is to address the limitations of existing vehicles.
Tiburon’s fleet will be designed for a wide range of applications, including biodiversity management, oceanographic research, defense, wind/wave renewable energy survey and maintenance, as well as hydrographic survey, subsea security, export and inter-array cable inspection, methane leak detection, and coastal health monitoring.
Tiburon Subsea Founder and CEO, Tim Taylor, stated, “Our respective companies share a goal and vision of creating new subsea survey and inspection capabilities for our clients. We believe that advancing dynamic underwater technologies will propel us into a new era in marine robotics.
“Consider how satellite networks are the backbone hardware of the earth’s science data network; autonomous vehicles are quickly becoming the same backbone needed to open data acquisition on a planet which is 70% water. Renewable energy, climate change remediation, marine fishery protection, weather monitoring, and coastal engineering will all benefit from access to this technology.”
OFG CEO, Matthew Kowalczyk, commented, “I have worked with Tim Taylor on many subsea projects throughout the years and his latest tech innovation will allow us to deploy our systems on a platform with unique capabilities to provide comprehensive data to our clients and the underwater marine community. OFG and Tiburon Subsea share a belief that the future of the ocean economy is digital, autonomous, and resident. That future requires quality data.”