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
ELWAVE's Tetrapulse sensor was successfully integrated into VideoRay’s Defender ROV at ANTX Coastal Trident 2024, showcasing its capabilities for real-time underwater target identification in murky waters
Kongsberg Discovery's 8-ton, 40ft, HUGIN Endurance Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) operated completely independent of all human interaction and with no external navigation aiding for the duration its deployment
The Robosys CSO will present in Theme 4 of MATS 2024, Autonomous Platforms: the Next Generation & Supporting Technology, focusing on ANS for COLREGS compliant USVs
Voyis has combined its Discovery Stereo camera with Seatronics’ VALOR ROV, enhancing precision and versatility for subsea applications, including infrastructure inspection and environmental monitoring
Exail has received a €60 million order from NATO for its K-Ster C underwater mine disposal vehicle, equipped with a compact, lightweight, and expendable design ideal for MCM
The NFWF has awarded Teledyne Benthos a grant to advance hopeless or on-demand fishing technology, reducing or removing the need for ropes, lines, and surface buoys
Greensea IQ has secured a contract extension with the DIU and the U.S. Navy to advance its EOD Edge technology for VideoRay Defender ROVs, incorporating AI and autonomy for enhanced maritime operations
YellowScan’s Navigator bathymetric system has been integrated into Xer Technologies’ drones, creating a vital solution for coastal management, environmental monitoring, and more
SubC Imaging’s Rayfin cameras and DVR technology now integrate seamlessly with BIIGLE, allowing users to enhance their workflows through advanced image annotation and data management
Teledyne Marine Gavia has more than doubled the size of its manufacturing facility in Kopavogur, Iceland, and significantly increased its staff in engineering, manufacturing, and support roles
Xer Technologies’ drones have integrated YellowScan’s Navigator bathymetric system, forming a crucial solution for environmental monitoring, coastal management, and more
Greensea IQ has launched the IQNS and IQNS Mini, two new edge processing systems derived from the GS4 inertial navigation system (INS), designed for unmanned underwater robotics
The ecoSUBm25-Science AUV from ecoSUB Robotics has completed a spiral behavior trial to provide vertical profiling of the water column down to 2,000m depth, and back again
Meller Optics has unveiled its custom made sapphire windows for AUVs and UUVs, featuring Mohs 9 hardness to withstand fast moving particles and deep water pressure to 10,000 psi
Boxfish’s Luna ROV has been reviewed by a filmmaker from Black Whale Pictures, sharing insights into camera operation and safety features, delving into the ROV’s key components
Created for surface, subsurface, and crewed or uncrewed platforms, the new navigation and obstacle avoidance forward-looking sonar from Wavefront has made its first batch shipment
RTsys has supplied its COMET300 AUV for Saudi Arabia, designed to play a crucial role in preserving marine biodiversity with underwater surveys, habitat mapping, and environmental monitoring
The OASIS (Over-horizon Awareness of Seafloor Imaging Surveys) aims to address the limitations of existing ocean monitoring methods, which often rely on costly crewed surface vessels and tethered remotely operated vehicles
Exail, working with RTsys and ABYSSA through the CARMA project, will produce an integrated deep-water AUV swarming solution for subsea mapping and surveying
The newly launched Advanced Swimmer Delivery Vehicles from Robosys will be upgraded in a phased roll-out to feature an autonomous mode, allowing autonomous self-navigation
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