The latest UUV / AUV / ROV news for Autonomous and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles. Articles on unmanned submarines, subsea robotics, remotely operated vehicles, product launches and technological advances in UUV design and manufacture
BotBlox have unveiled the UbiSwitch ethernet switch, with Kystdesign set to provide the engineering necessary to qualify the networking appliance for use in deep-sea ventures
L3Harris and partners have successfully developed and integrated a homing and docking solution that enables the autonomous launch and recovery of an AUV from an underway submarine
Exail has opened a new innovation hub at the University of New Hampshire that will be used to deliver increased operational advantage to U.S. civil and government autonomous marine operations
subdron is developing cutting-edge technology and artificial intelligence to enable AUVs to autonomously sense and inspect underwater infrastructure such as port facilities and ship hulls
The contract consists of approximately two months of subsea inspection time and is believed to be one of the largest awarded contracts of its kind to date worldwide
The partnership between Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) and 3D at Depth aims to create the next generation of subsea lidar technology that can generate detailed high-resolution maps of underwater features
The UXO survey demonstrated the power and flexibility of Greensea’s OPENSEA software to rapidly integrate and deploy a new sensor suite for the task while showcasing the capabilities of the Bayonet 250 AUGV
This US patent expands the company’s patent portfolio for its unique sonar system and its 3D processing, and will secure its technology IP as the development continues
Cellula Robotics’ Solus-XR will play a vital role in showcasing HonuWorx’s Loggerhead concept, a pioneering approach that utilizes an XLUUV as a mobile power and communication hub for Light Work Class ROVs and AUVs
The nine-month study will allow the group to examine principal use cases and develop system architecture for an Unmanned Combat Underwater Vehicle (UCUV)
Delivery of Kraken's KATFISH towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar, Tentacle Winch and Autonomous Launch and Recovery Systems (ALARS) is due to take place in Q2, 2023, and will be integrated onboard a vessel selected by the customer
Saab’s Sabertooth AUVs will form part of PXGEO’s MantaRay solution for offshore seismic data acquisition and for deployment and recovery of equipment during ocean bottom surveys
Launched from Folkestone, YUCO crossed the English Channel in less than 8 hours, navigating 39km with high accuracy, resurfacing four times during the voyage, with 35% autonomy
Sonardyne’s Bottom Pressure Recorders detect the characteristic changes in water pressure caused by an earthquake in the deep ocean and transmit alert messages to a satellite buoy on the surface
Greensea Systems will present its marine robotic software solutions for defense applications at the flagship naval and maritime exhibition taking place 23-25 May in Farnborough, UK
An Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) prototype was exhibited at FEINDEF with distinctive features that would allow it to cover a multitude of missions including mine countermeasure
Meteksan Defence is exhibiting its products at LIMA 2023 in Langkawi Island, Malaysia, these include YAKAMOS 2020 Hull Mounted Sonar System and the NAZAR Laser Electronic Warfare System
Nauticus' state-of-the-art subsea platform, an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) with advanced artificial intelligence, sensing capabilities, and more, can perform a growing number of jobs without hazarding human divers
In a world first, a Teledyne Marine Slocum glider, configured with mine countermeasures sensors, was launched from the ramp of a US Navy helicopter flying low and slow over shallow waters
Taking place 9-11 May 2023 in Rostock, Germany, UDT offers a chance to see the progress that has been made across the underwater domain, including enhanced and improved technologies, new programs, and new equipment
RS Aqua has been named as the UK reseller for the new Origin 600 ADCP - the first ADCP to include an integrated acoustic modem and advanced onboard Edge processing
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