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

Underwater Obstacle Avoidance Demonstrated on XLUUV

Sonardyne and Wavefront have successfully demonstrated a jointly-developed underwater obstacle avoidance technology on board the XLUUV (extra-large unmanned underwater vehicle)...

Nov 09, 2021
Strategic Alliance Formed for Global AUV Services

Ocean Floor Geophysics Inc. (OFG) and DOF Subsea AS (DOF) have formed an alliance for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) services...

Nov 09, 2021
New Communication Networks for Subsea Drones

Saipem and WSense have signed a cooperation agreement for the development of complex communication networks for subsea drones. These multi-purpose...

Nov 08, 2021
Small ROVs Upgraded with Advanced DVL Sensors

ROV manufacturer QYSEA has partnered with underwater acoustics specialist Water Linked to provide QYSEA’s Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) with advanced...

Nov 02, 2021
RTSYS Selects Distributor for AUVs and Subsea Technologies

RTSYS has selected Seatronics as a global distributor for its autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) and passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) products....

Oct 25, 2021
Sound Velocity & Bathymetric Sensors for Sustainable USV Fleet

Valeport sensor technology has been selected by Ocean Infinity to provide sound velocity and bathymetric data for their pioneering Armada...

Oct 25, 2021
Upgraded USBL Tracking System Released

Tritech International has released the MicronNav 200 Ultra-Short Base Line (USBL) tracking system, designed for small UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles)...

Oct 22, 2021
Cinematography Drone Enables 4K ProRes RAW Video Capture

Boxfish Research has announced that their next-generation cinematography drone, the Boxfish Luna, now allows professional underwater videographers to capture full-frame...

Oct 18, 2021
New Class of Untethered Underwater Observation Vehicle Launched

New Zealand-based Boxfish Research and Norwegian partner Transmark Subsea have launched a new class of underwater observation vehicle, the ARV-i....

Oct 14, 2021
Subsea Sensors for Intelligent Underwater Drone Inspection

French deep tech company ELWAVE is leveraging extensive research undertaken at the Bio-Robotics Laboratory of the Institut Mines Telecom (IMT)...

Oct 14, 2021
New ROV with Full HD Capability Unveiled

ECA Group has launched the R7, an underwater robotic vehicle that combines the compactness and ease of deployment of mini-ROVs...

Oct 13, 2021
Cloud-Based Software Suite for Ocean Data Collection & Management

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has launched Blue Insight, a cloud-based digital toolbox that enables advanced collection, visualisation, contextualisation, management and distribution...

Oct 12, 2021
Nadir Gap-Fill Sonar for UUVs & USVs

EdgeTech has recently introduced an innovative method of providing nadir gap coverage for the company’s EdgeTech 2205 sonar platforms, incorporating...

Oct 12, 2021
Multiplexer for Underwater HD Video & Multibeam Sonar Data

Underwater technology specialist MacArtney has confirmed that it will be launching the newest addition to its NEXUS multiplexer family at...

Oct 11, 2021
Mission Planning for Submersible ROV Operations

Deep Trekker has added new mission planning features to the handheld controller software for the company’s underwater ROVs (remotely operated...

Oct 11, 2021
New Range of Underwater ROV Tools Under Development

OceanTools has developed a new range of subsea robotic tools and products for underwater ROVs (remotely operated vehicles). Having already...

Oct 11, 2021
Subsea Positioning Technology for Deep-Water Construction

iXblue’s new subsea positioning technology has been successfully deployed by survey provider UTEC on a world-class ultra-deep water field development...

Oct 08, 2021
Royal Netherlands Navy Acquires ASW Training Targets

The Dutch Royal Navy has acquired 7 SEMA ASW (anti-submarine warfare) training targets by RTsys. The unmanned underwater training targets,...

Oct 07, 2021
Interoperability for Multi-Domain Robotic Vehicles

SeeByte has been awarded a contract by the UK’s Dstl (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) to continue work with the...

Oct 05, 2021
ROV Upgraded for Enhanced Reliability & Expandability

Blue Robotics has upgraded its flagship underwater ROV (remotely operated vehicle) platform with a range of new improvements. The new...

Sep 27, 2021
New Skid Enables Deep Water Laser Survey Mapping from ROVs

Voyis has released the Perception XL, a new 4000m rated laser scanning WROV skid specifically designed for generating extremely detailed...

Sep 24, 2021
Minehunting Sonar Integrated with Maritime C2 System

SeeByte has partnered with Raytheon Technologies to integrate the AN/AQS-20C advanced minehunting sonar system with the SeeByte SeeTrack v4 multi-domain...

Sep 22, 2021
Ethernet Switch Released for Blue Robotics ROV

Blue Robotics has released a new Ethernet Switch that expands Ethernet connectivity on the company’s BlueROV2 underwater ROV (remotely operated...

Sep 17, 2021
Sonardyne Expands UUV & USV Navigation Solution Range

Sonardyne has introduced a new top-of-the-range model in its SPRINT-Nav Mini family of navigation solutions for UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles)...

Sep 13, 2021
Blue Robotics Launches #builtwithBR Photo Contest

Blue Robotics has announced the revival of the #builtwithBR photo contest. Photos entered should be of a vehicle or device...

Sep 07, 2021
GA-EMS to Design Large Displacement UUV Motor & Power System

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been awarded a design contract from the U.S. Navy Office of Naval Research (ONR) to...

Sep 07, 2021
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