Marine Unmanned Surface Systems (USV) News

The latest ASV / USV news for Autonomous and Unmanned Surface Vehicles. Articles on commercial and naval USV, military ASV, uncrewed surface vessels, product launches and technological advances in USV design and manufacture

1,800m Deep Sensor Data Successfully Recovered
1,800m Deep Sensor Data Successfully Recovered

AutoNaut’s USV remotely collected data from the Sonardyne Fetch AZA BPR, changing how oceanographic data is collected and reducing reliance on ships for deep sea fieldwork

Nov 30, 2023
Autonomous Collision Avoidance System Wins Engineering Award
Autonomous Collision Avoidance System Wins Engineering Award

The Awarion® Autonomous Lookout System from Charles River Analytics is a leading collision-avoidance notification system, detecting the presence of maritime objects by using AI to assist human lookouts and radar systems

Nov 29, 2023
Advanced EverClean Service Robot Launched
Advanced EverClean Service Robot Launched

The EverClean robot is packed with features like depth aided navigation, smarter obstacle avoidance, improved maneuvering, and enhanced user interaction capabilities

Nov 28, 2023
Lightweight Autonomous USV for Shallow-Water Bathymetric Surveys
Lightweight Autonomous USV for Shallow-Water Bathymetric Surveys

The Apache 3 Pro is equipped with an echosounder and autonomous obstacle avoidance capabilities

Nov 28, 2023
Collaboration to Develop FPSO Robotic Inspection
Collaboration to Develop FPSO Robotic Inspection

Petrobras aims to qualify the ANYmal X robotic inspection solution and automate its operational routines, inspections and enhance asset monitoring capabilities

Nov 27, 2023
Greenroom Robotics Partners with Shipbuilder in Autonomy Trial
Greenroom Robotics Partners with Shipbuilder in Autonomy Trial

Austal Australia will cooperate with Greenroom Robotics to integrate robotic, automated and autonomous features into patrol boats as part of the Patrol Boat Autonomy Trial (PBAT)

Nov 21, 2023
Videosoft Selected for Hydrographic & Geophysical Surveying
Videosoft Selected for Hydrographic & Geophysical Surveying

EGS Australia’s integration of Videosoft Global’s adaptive video compression and transmission protocols will advance remote operations in hydrographic and geophysical survey sectors

Nov 20, 2023
First Collocated Drone Mission into a Hurricane
First Collocated Drone Mission into a Hurricane

The first Black Swift Technologies’ S0 drone launch into a hurricane, along with other instruments and technology, has collected data on how storms form, build, and intensify

Nov 13, 2023
ECHO81 Acquires Three Exail Positioning Systems
ECHO81 Acquires Three Exail Positioning Systems

Exail’s Gaps USBL systems offer precise horizontal tracking of diverse subsea assets and seamlessly integrate into various platforms and vehicles, including AUVs and tow-fish

Nov 10, 2023
L3Harris & Kraken Partner for USSV Innovation
L3Harris & Kraken Partner for USSV Innovation

The new integrated systems will enable remote control of the USSV for testing and demonstration before the development of enhanced autonomous capabilities and, ultimately, full autonomy

Nov 06, 2023
Most Read Articles on UST This Week
Most Read Articles on UST This Week

Here’s our round-up of the five most read articles on UnmannedSystemsTechnology.com this week

Nov 03, 2023
Full Programme Announced for Marine Autonomy & Technology Showcase 2023
Full Programme Announced for Marine Autonomy & Technology Showcase 2023

The full programme for MATS 2023 has been released. This year’s Marine Autonomy Technology Showcase is taking place 7-9 November 2023, at NOC Southampton

Oct 30, 2023
New AutoNaut USV Unveiled
New AutoNaut USV Unveiled

The sensors on board the AutoNaut USVs will provide scientists at BMS with humidity, conductivity, temperature, depth, wind and wave data to assist with Hurricane tracking

Oct 27, 2023
Greensea IQ Expands Production Facility
Greensea IQ Expands Production Facility

The expansion in Plymouth, Massachusetts, establishes a manufacturing center for the production of several navigation and robotics systems

Oct 24, 2023
FarSounder & NSSLGlobal Join Forces
FarSounder & NSSLGlobal Join Forces

NSSLGlobal expands product portfolio with FarSounder’s innovative 3D Forward Looking Sonar, including the recently released Argos 350 Forward Looking Sonar system which is ideal for USVs

Oct 19, 2023
Maxwell Marine Wins Anchoring Supply Systems Contract for USVs
Maxwell Marine Wins Anchoring Supply Systems Contract for USVs

The vessels with the new system will operate autonomously for extended periods, measuring large amounts of data that can be sent onshore and processed in real time

Oct 18, 2023
Underwater and Hydrographic Survey Equipment for USVs & UUVs
Underwater and Hydrographic Survey Equipment for USVs & UUVs

Hydro-Tech Marine’s lightweight and compact solutions include multibeam echosounders, side scan sonars, and sound velocity sensors and profilers

Oct 02, 2023
Chance Maritime Technologies Awarded Uncrewed Data Service Contracts
Chance Maritime Technologies Awarded Uncrewed Data Service Contracts

Chance Maritime Technologies has received three National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) contracts with a total potential value of $22.5 million

Sep 29, 2023
Multi-Purpose USV for Hydrographic Surveys and Monitoring
Multi-Purpose USV for Hydrographic Surveys and Monitoring

The HydroBoat 1200 multi-purpose USV works with an Android Boat Control System and efficient trajectory tracking for exceptional uncrewed performance

Sep 28, 2023
USV Vessel Control System Launched
USV Vessel Control System Launched

SEA-KIT’s VCS rapidly processes data to optimise performance, monitor trends, and even pre-empt potential operational and navigational issues in order to alert the operator

Sep 22, 2023
Large USV Concept Launched at DSEI
Large USV Concept Launched at DSEI

BMT seeks to balance operational capability and cost-effective mass with this LUSV evolution of the company’s Highly Autonomous Warship Technologies

Sep 21, 2023
Hydrogen-Fueled USV to be Designed by SEA-KIT
Hydrogen-Fueled USV to be Designed by SEA-KIT

The configurable ZEPHR USV platform will have a high resolution multibeam echosounder as its primary payload, with the capability to mount additional sensors such as LiDAR and cameras

Sep 14, 2023
AI-Driven Full Stack Maritime Autonomy for Naval Operations
AI-Driven Full Stack Maritime Autonomy for Naval Operations

A new collaboration revealed at DSEI between Robosys Automation and Landau Marine enables the swift conversion of vessels to fully autonomous and/or lean-crewed operations

Sep 13, 2023
Oceaneering Acquires First Exail DriX USV
Oceaneering Acquires First Exail DriX USV

The DriX USV can conduct over-the-horizon supervised autonomous operations thanks to its A.I powered CortiX software, its state-of-the-art sensors and its Communication suite

Sep 08, 2023
Small USVs for Surveying, Bathymetry and Water Surface Cleaning
Small USVs for Surveying, Bathymetry and Water Surface Cleaning

SEABOTS' advanced USVs are ideal for real-time monitoring, inspections, environmental insight gathering and more

Sep 07, 2023
Official ‘Call for Papers’ for Oceanology International 2024
Official ‘Call for Papers’ for Oceanology International 2024

Oceanology International is set to return to London from 12th-14th March 2024, with prospective speakers invited to submit proposals by 12th September 2023

Sep 04, 2023
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