UUV / AUV / ROV News

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

Amphibious Crawler Over-the-Horizon Operation Demonstration at Ocean Business

Bayonet Ocean Vehicles will demonstrate its Bayonet 250 underwater ground vehicle’s autonomous capability, and over-the-horizon command and control technology provided by Greensea Systems

Mar 30, 2023
Partnership Launches First-of-its-Kind Autonomous Undersea Cable Inspection Project 

In collaboration with the National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium, Anduril Industries’ Dive-LD AUV will be used to inspect an existing export power cable from Block Island to Point Judith, Rhode Island

Mar 29, 2023
Untethered Autonomous Operation Capability for Commercial ROVs

Greensea Systems demonstrated that an ROV outfitted with its OPENSEA Edge software was able to search, classify, map, and inspect during a mock EOD mission while being untethered

Mar 24, 2023
New Custom Sapphire Windows & Domes for High-Pressure AUV Applications

Meller Sapphire Windows and Domes feature Mohs 9 hardness which is second only to diamond, is capable of withstanding pressures to 10,000 psi, and provides a smooth, flat surface to help prevent algae growth

Mar 17, 2023
AUVSI Names Finalists for 2023 XCELLENCE Awards

Winners will be announced at XPONENTIAL 2023, taking place May 8-11 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado

Mar 15, 2023
Boxfish Selects ROV Reseller in Malaysia

Boxfish believes S2 Services’ hands-on experience using the Boxfish ROV in the field will be invaluable in delivering exceptional customer service to its clients

Mar 15, 2023
Bayonet Amphibious Crawler in Remote C2 Demonstration

Bayonet Ocean Vehicles and Greensea Systems will be offering demonstrations of the Bayonet crawler being operated over-the-horizon at the Ocean Business event in April

Mar 15, 2023
NATO Navy Orders Synthetic Aperture Sonar for AUVs

Capable of 2 cm x 2 cm Ultra High-Definition SAS imaging at long ranges, Kraken Robotics’ AquaPix SAS brings this capability to small, man-portable vehicles, towed systems, and deep-water vehicles

Mar 10, 2023
Partnership to Advance Unmanned Maritime Platforms & Autonomy Software

HII and Ocean Aero have begun efforts to enhance the reach and duration of their platforms, collaborative autonomy behaviors, shared sensor fusion and perception capabilities, and accelerated seabed-to-shore data transmission methods

Mar 08, 2023
REMUS UUVs Integrate Voyis Recon Camera Modules as Standard

Voyis’ Recon UUV module consists of an advanced 4K stills camera and an efficient, high output external light bar that can enhance all REMUS platforms’ imaging capabilities in any operational situation

Mar 03, 2023
Full Exhibitor List Announced for Ocean Business 2023

More than 300 world leading manufacturers and service providers from the ocean science and technology industry will be exhibiting at the sold-out show, April 18-20 at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK

Feb 23, 2023
Wavefront Debuts Intruder Detection Sonar at NAVDEX 2023

Sentinel uses a new patented Simultaneous In-band Passive and Active Sonar (SInAPS) capability to enhance its detection and tracking capability, particularly against small unmanned underwater platforms

Feb 22, 2023
Wireless Modem for Water-Air Boundary Data Transmission

CSignum's HydroFi Modem has been tested in the oil and gas sector for repairing assets using autonomous vehicles

Feb 15, 2023
Gaps M5 USBL System Added to RTS Rental Pool of Equipment

Available for RTS customers globally, Exail's Gaps M5 addresses accuracy and performance needs, and requirements for vertical and horizontal tracking applications

Feb 15, 2023
NIOZ Builds New Research Fleet with Teledyne Osprey AUV

The new Osprey AUV will join NIOZ’s ever-growing fleet to be used in scientific projects like understanding the significant impacts of climate change on the seas and oceans

Feb 08, 2023
Edge Processing for Commercial ROVs

Greensea has launched OPENSEA Edge, an edge computing module with perception support for autonomous underwater robots and ROV

Feb 07, 2023
Leadership Award for FarSounder’s Chairman of the Board

Ms. Zimmerman thanked the Blue Innovation Symposium and MOTN for the award and for being a catalyst for innovative technology in the USV market

Jan 31, 2023
Royal NIOZ Builds New Research Fleet of Slocum Gliders

Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) acquired three Teledyne Webb Research G3 Slocum gliders and underwent operational and maintenance training in preparation for a glider science project starting in spring 2023

Jan 26, 2023
FarSounder Forward Looking Sonars Integrated in Turkish USVs

FarSounder’s Argos sonars interface with the vessel navigation and control systems, providing vital information about the current state of the environment in front of the vessel and below the water line

Jan 20, 2023
Collaboration Fosters Autonomy & ML to Advance Ocean Robotics Technology

Greensea Systems’ collaboration with SeeByte is continuing to push the future of ocean robotics forward towards tetherless ROVs with seafloor to operations center communication and control

Jan 19, 2023
Exail USBL System Acquired for Shallow Water Geophysical Surveys

Grandeur Subserv chose the Exail Gaps M5 USBL system to aid with shallow water nearshore operations on the Nigerian coast

Jan 12, 2023
Bayonet Ocean Vehicles Strengthens Team with Latest Appointment

Dylan Hess has joined the sales team as Sales Engineer, bringing years of experience as a field service technician in the autonomous underwater vehicle market

Jan 12, 2023
Registration Now Open for Ocean Business 2023 

Taking place in Southampton, April 18-20, Ocean Business 2023 will welcome more than 300 manufacturers and service providers as well as visitors from around the world

Jan 05, 2023
HII Selects Miniature Synthetic Aperture Sonar for REMUS 620 UUVs

Kraken Robotics’ AquaPix Miniature Synthetic Aperture Sonar system design makes it suitable for the REMUS 620’s modular payload and battery architecture

Dec 30, 2022
US Navy Demonstrates Large UUV Launch & Recovery System

The demonstration showed both a land-based launch and recovery approach and a new solution for launching large UUVs from amphibious ships

Dec 29, 2022
SubCtech Releases Subsea Energy Storage System 

According to SubCtech, its new underwater lithium ion battery storage system is currently the world’s largest and only Li-Ion battery for subsea applications

Dec 28, 2022
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