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

Bluefin Robotics and NRL Complete Long-Endurance UUV Mission
Bluefin Robotics and NRL Complete Long-Endurance UUV Mission

Bluefin Robotics, in support of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), has successfully completed a long-endurance UUV mission from Boston to...

Oct 31, 2013
New Profile for LORD MicroStrain: Inertial Sensors, DVRTs & Wireless Sensor Networks
New Profile for LORD MicroStrain: Inertial Sensors, DVRTs & Wireless Sensor Networks

LORD MicroStrain, who design and manufacture a wide range of inertial sensors, DVRTs and wireless sensor network solutions, has a...

Oct 30, 2013
Velodyne to Discuss the Future of Real-Time, 3D Vision for Robots at RoboBusiness
Velodyne to Discuss the Future of Real-Time, 3D Vision for Robots at RoboBusiness

At the 9th Annual RoboBusiness Conference, Velodyne Acoustics Inc.’s LiDAR division will exhibit the latest real-time, 3D LiDAR vision technology...

Oct 22, 2013
Bluefin Acquires SeeByte, Adds New Software Capabilities to Maritime Robotics Portfolio
Bluefin Acquires SeeByte, Adds New Software Capabilities to Maritime Robotics Portfolio

Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), has acquired SeeByte, Ltd., a leading provider of autonomous platform...

Oct 08, 2013
Roboteq Launches I/O Expansion Card for Raspberry PI
Roboteq Launches I/O Expansion Card for Raspberry PI

Roboteq, Inc. has introduced the most versatile and capable I/O expansion card ever made for the ultra-popular Raspberry PI Single...

Oct 08, 2013
SwRI Expands Ocean Simulation Laboratory with Five New Chambers for Deep Water Simulation Testing
SwRI Expands Ocean Simulation Laboratory with Five New Chambers for Deep Water Simulation Testing

Five additional chambers for high-pressure, high-temperature testing are now available for use at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI).The deep water ocean...

Oct 02, 2013
SeeByte Presented with VIPS Innovation Award
SeeByte Presented with VIPS Innovation Award

SeeByte, creators of smart software for unmanned maritime systems, was awarded the Marcus Kolb prize for Innovation at last week’s...

Oct 01, 2013
AUVSI 2014 Call for Technical Papers is Now Open
AUVSI 2014 Call for Technical Papers is Now Open

AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems 2014, being held 12-15 May in Orlando, Fla., will highlight the most important technological advancements, cutting edge...

Oct 01, 2013
AUV Gliders Deployed to Collect Ocean Data For Improved Storm Forecasting
AUV Gliders Deployed to Collect Ocean Data For Improved Storm Forecasting

A fleet of underwater robots is descending into waters off the east coast to collect data that could help improve...

Sep 18, 2013
Klein 3500 Sonar Added to Bluefin AUV Payload Options
Klein 3500 Sonar Added to Bluefin AUV Payload Options

Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), has added the L-3 Klein UUV-3500 Side Scan Sonar to...

Sep 17, 2013
MSHIPCO, Ocean Aero Build SUBMARAN Unmanned Vehicle Prototype
MSHIPCO, Ocean Aero Build SUBMARAN Unmanned Vehicle Prototype

MSHIPCO’s research and development team is working with the creative Ocean Aero design and engineering group to build and test...

Sep 16, 2013
SeeByte to Supply Software to UK DSTL for Royal Navy Maritime Autonomous Systems Trials Team
SeeByte to Supply Software to UK DSTL for Royal Navy Maritime Autonomous Systems Trials Team

SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software for unmanned maritime systems, is pleased to announce that the UK’s Defence...

Sep 13, 2013
QinetiQ Opens UK’s First Maritime Autonomy Centre
QinetiQ Opens UK’s First Maritime Autonomy Centre

QinetiQ has launched a Maritime Autonomy Centre (QMAC), providing an extensive range of equipment and software to support the entire...

Sep 13, 2013
Saab Seaeye Looks to Strengthen ROV Portfolio With Acquisition of Hydro-Lek
Saab Seaeye Looks to Strengthen ROV Portfolio With Acquisition of Hydro-Lek

Saab Seaeye, a wholly owned subsidiary of defence and security company Saab, has acquired Hydro-Lek Limited, a UK manipulator and...

Sep 04, 2013
DARPA Launches Hydra Program to Develop Undersea Network of Unmanned Payloads and Platforms
DARPA Launches Hydra Program to Develop Undersea Network of Unmanned Payloads and Platforms

Today’s naval forces rely primarily on highly capable multifunctional manned platforms, such as ships and submarines. Even the most advanced...

Aug 29, 2013
General Dynamics Completes Risk Reduction Program for Knifefish UUV
General Dynamics Completes Risk Reduction Program for Knifefish UUV

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has successfully completed the comprehensive risk reduction program for the U.S. Navy’s Knifefish Surface Mine...

Aug 07, 2013
Bluefin and MIT Demonstrate AUV Plug-n-Play Payload Autonomy
Bluefin and MIT Demonstrate AUV Plug-n-Play Payload Autonomy

Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), and the Laboratory of Autonomous Marine Sensing Systems (LAMSS) at...

Jul 24, 2013
Are You Exhibiting at AUVSI 2013?
Are You Exhibiting at AUVSI 2013?

If you’re exhibiting at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems in Washington next month and would like us to stop by your booth...

Jul 18, 2013
Boston Engineering Awarded START Grant for Underwater Robotics
Boston Engineering Awarded START Grant for Underwater Robotics

Boston Engineering Corporation has been awarded a Phase I START grant in support of an existing Phase II Small Business Innovation...

Jul 17, 2013
Dual Use Underwater Vehicle Wins Prestigious R&D 100 Award
Dual Use Underwater Vehicle Wins Prestigious R&D 100 Award

R&D Magazine bestowed one of its coveted R&D 100 Awards on Proteus co-developers Battelle, The Columbia Group and Bluefin Robotics....

Jul 11, 2013
Phoenix AUV Upgraded to Dive to 4,500 Meters
Phoenix AUV Upgraded to Dive to 4,500 Meters

Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. announced that the company has taken delivery of their Bluefin-21 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) after designer...

Jul 11, 2013
Seatronics Predator ROV to use SeeByte’s SeeTrack CoPilot Software
Seatronics Predator ROV to use SeeByte’s SeeTrack CoPilot Software

SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software for unmanned maritime systems, and Seatronics, the world’s largest marine electronic equipment...

Jul 09, 2013
US Navy Deploys MK18 Kingfish UUV
US Navy Deploys MK18 Kingfish UUV

The U.S. Navy has deployed the MK18 Mod 2 Kingfish underwater unmanned vehicle for operations in the 5th Fleet area...

Jun 26, 2013
Kraken Completes Testing of Synthetic Aperture Sonar on REMUS 600 AUV
Kraken Completes Testing of Synthetic Aperture Sonar on REMUS 600 AUV

Kraken Sonar Systems Inc. announced today that the sea acceptance testing of its AquaPix® Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar (InSAS) with...

May 30, 2013
Metron, Inc to Develop Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle
Metron, Inc to Develop Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle

Metron, Inc. has been awarded a $7.2m contract for research and development of a large displacement unmanned undersea vehicle (LDUUV)...

May 22, 2013
Steve Dittman Joins Marotta Controls as Director of Business Development, Marine Systems
Steve Dittman Joins Marotta Controls as Director of Business Development, Marine Systems

Steve Dittman has joined the Marotta Controls team as Director of Business Development, Marine Systems. Steve Dittman, a Professional Engineer...

May 22, 2013
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