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

Wireless Modem for Water-Air Boundary Data Transmission
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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 
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
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
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 
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
Over-the-Horizon Trial Performed with Hull Service ROV
Over-the-Horizon Trial Performed with Hull Service ROV

The ROV was monitored and controlled from 600 miles away using a 4G modem providing over-the-air connectivity

Dec 22, 2022
Multi-Sensor AUV Selected by French Navy
Multi-Sensor AUV Selected by French Navy

The French Navy will use the Exail A18D to conduct experiments with a view to defining its future needs

Dec 20, 2022
Royal Canadian Navy Orders Remote Minehunting & Disposal Systems
Royal Canadian Navy Orders Remote Minehunting & Disposal Systems

Kraken Robotics' Remote Minehunting and Disposal Systems consist of two classes of AUVs equipped with Kraken’s AquaPix synthetic aperture sonar

Dec 13, 2022
Save the Date for Ocean Business 2023
Save the Date for Ocean Business 2023

The three-day show, taking place in Southampton, 18-20 April, will feature an international roll-call of ocean people, from technology pioneers, to game-changing manufacturers and innovative service providers

Dec 13, 2022
Oceanology International Americas 2023 Gains Momentum
Oceanology International Americas 2023 Gains Momentum

Taking place 14-16 February 2023, OiA 2023 aims to unlock the innovations necessary to meet the needs of climate change adaptation, ocean health, the energy transition and market developments in the Blue Economy

Dec 09, 2022
UK Royal Navy Orders First Extra-Large Autonomous Unmanned Submarine
UK Royal Navy Orders First Extra-Large Autonomous Unmanned Submarine

The 17-tonne Cetus will be the largest and most complex crewless submersible operated by European navies

Dec 07, 2022
Augmented and Virtual Reality Capabilities for ROV Operators
Augmented and Virtual Reality Capabilities for ROV Operators

The suite of VR and AR interfaces are based on the Greensea OPENSEA open architecture platform and Blue Ring’s OctoView interface

Dec 05, 2022
Polish MoD Acquires Additional Gavia AUVs
Polish MoD Acquires Additional Gavia AUVs

The AUVs will gather high-resolution accurately navigated sonar images for mine countermeasures and search and salvage operations

Dec 02, 2022
Seatronics Confirms Sale of Reusable Mine Disposal ROVs
Seatronics Confirms Sale of Reusable Mine Disposal ROVs

Elbit Systems has purchased two Seatronics Mine Identification and Detonation Solutions which are capable of detonating multiple charges acoustically using state-of-the-art technology without having to sacrifice themselves

Dec 02, 2022
Upgrade for US Navy UUV Autonomy Capabilities
Upgrade for US Navy UUV Autonomy Capabilities

SeeByte will upgrade the Neptune mission-level autonomy system, and develop Automatic Target Recognition modules as well as a bespoke training and simulation toolkit

Nov 30, 2022
HII Unveils New Medium-Class Multi-Mission UUV
HII Unveils New Medium-Class Multi-Mission UUV

The REMUS 620 has a battery life of up to 110 hours and a range of 275 nautical miles, and is ideal for mine countermeasures, hydrographic surveys, surveillance and more

Nov 09, 2022
Compact Deep-Water Imaging Sonar for ROVs & AUVs
Compact Deep-Water Imaging Sonar for ROVs & AUVs

Impact Subsea's ISS360HD offers a 1° acoustic angular resolution, 2.5mm range resolution and a distance measurement range in excess of 100 meters

Nov 04, 2022
Advancing Unmanned Systems Through Strategic Collaboration UST works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive unmanned systems capabilities forward.