Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.35
…Kevin Dowling, Managing Director of the Robotics Factory and hardware for Innovation Works. During the inaugural Accelerate program, autonomous underwater intelligence startup Aquatonomy validated their target market through customer interviews, site visits, and market research, and scheduled a pilot for 2024. The team also built and tested their hardware and software systems for their underwater robot. “We have learned so much not only through workshops on diverse topics thoughtfully curated and offered by experts, but also through event opportunities made available to us, where we met mentors, investors, customers, media, government officials, and more,” said Dr. Xiaoyu Kaess, co-founder of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 43.82
A new report that plums the depths of the underwater unmanned vehicle market is available from ResearchAndMarkets.com. The latest market study, “The Commercial Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Growth Opportunities” report, offers an in-depth analysis of the underwater unmanned vehicle market, highlighting the current valuation, growth projections, and key drivers shaping the industry. The report explores the pivotal role of UUVs in the maritime technology landscape and their accelerated adoption in the commercial sector. The reports puts the current valuation of the UUV market at an estimated $698.9 million, with an annual growth rate of 5.3%. The research projects market growth to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.75
…the WHOI Reef Solutions Initiative. The new WARPLab autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is part of an effort to turn the tide on reef declines, said WHOI, which claimed to be the world's largest private ocean research institution. The AUV uses an NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX module. CUREE (Curious Underwater Robot for Ecosystem Exploration) gathers visual, audio, and other environmental data alongside divers to help understand the human impact on sea life. The robot runs an expanding collection of NVIDIA Jetson-enabled edge AI to build 3D models of reefs and to track creatures and plant life. It also runs models to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.60
…various fields like surveying, delivery services, and agriculture. Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs): These robots function in underwater environments for applications like oceanography, oil and gas exploration, and archaeology. Prospective users should evaluate the mobile robots whose designs best address the demands of the task at hand. Mobile robots can provide multiple benefits AMRs and related systems can help businesses in various sectors in the following ways: Increased efficiency: Robots can operate 24/7, significantly increasing productivity by learning and adapting to new routes, increasing operational efficiency. Cost savings: While the initial investment may be high, robots can significantly save by reducing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 32.58
…the Guardian Sea Class robot can play in challenging underwater environments,” stated Matt Vogt, chief revenue officer at Sarcos. “We work to provide job-critical solutions to our customers that also prevent injury and save lives in the harshest and most inhospitable environments.” Guardian designed for safer, faster operations The Guardian Sea Class is a teleoperated, dual-armed manipulation system with six-function dexterity per arm and performs in depths of up to 1 km (3,280 ft.). It is electronically driven, which eliminates the added weight, size, and expense of hydraulic power unit systems, said Sarcos. As a result, maintenance costs and the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.59
…a dozen times and has done similar missions involving underwater robots and drones. While many roboticists focus on developing self-driving vehicles and other cutting-edge systems, Singh said he is focused on using robots to help solve environmental challenges. “Yes, autonomous cars driving in Arizona and California are cool, but on a global scale, looking at climate change and how it’s affecting our planet is to me personally a more important problem,” he said. “The things we are doing in the Arctic are really trying to understand what is happening to our planet.” This latest expedition included Singh, Prof. Michael Everett,…
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…The Syndey, Australia-based company has advanced into technologies including underwater acoustics, GNSS antennas and receivers, radio frequency systems, inertial sensors, robotics, and quantum-enhanced inertial navigation. Advanced Navigation AI solves complex challenges “There is a seismic shift across the landscape of sovereign manufacturing, driven by advanced technologies like AI, automation and precision engineering,” according to Advanced Navigation. “In the context of autonomous systems, the importance of precision and reliability is non-negotiable.” The facility at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Tech Lab follows a “vertical integration framework,” housing equipment for automated manufacturing using machine learning, according to the company. This “guarantees…
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…companies to form Oceaneering International. The Houston-based company supplies underwater robots for inspection, maintenance, repair, and decommissioning operations to the oil and gas industry. Oceaneering has also developed products and services for the aerospace, defense, entertainment, maritime logistics, renewable energy, and science and research markets. Oceaneering meets demand for remote services Oceaneering said it is a leader in remote operations. In 2015, the company established its first dedicated onshore remote operations facility in Stavanger, Norway. It said it has conducted more than 100,000 hours of piloting from shore. In addition, Oceaneering claimed that it has pioneered Remotely Operated Survey since…
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…it provides customers with the data collection, analytics, and underwater manipulation capabilities to support assets while reducing their operational footprints and operating costs. Nauticus also said it can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions to improve offshore health, safety, and environmental exposure. “We have the near-term goal of reducing reliance on vessels for offshore tasks,” Radford told Robotics 24/7. “You don't need a jackhammer for a nail. We need to deploy the technology at scale to keep people safe and to create more autonomous systems.” Norway-based Equinor ASA recently engaged Nauticus and its local business partner, Stinger Technology AS, to deply…
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…environmental exposure. The company said it is developing an underwater robot derived from its Aquanaut that includes technology to support longer and more challenging missions. The electric-powered Aquanaut offers two modes—as a autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) and as a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). In addition, the Leidos award will fund further operational enhancements to toolKITT, said Nauticus. The proprietary software package is designed to provide subsea vehicles the intelligence for a variety of autonomous actions. In its report of its earnings for the second quarter of 2023, Nauticus cited contracts with Leidos and Petrobas. The company also described commissioning exercises…
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…with future flexibility. Smithers cited the case of an underwater data-collection system that Boston Engineering developed for use by NOAA for hurricane forecasting, the U.S. Navy for mine countermeasures, and anti-submarine warfare. Boston Engineering's Mark Smithers described the company's focus areas at RoboSource. Source: Eugene Demaitre Boundless Robotics shows new autonomous growing system Carl Palme, founder and CEO of MassRobotics resident startup Boundless Robotics Inc., had spent 10 years in manufacturing automation and wanted to grow food at home, but he didn't have a green thumb. However, when he asked people about the idea of a robotic system for growing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.97
…tracked hurricanes in the North Atlantic, discovered a 3,200-ft. underwater mountain in the Pacific Ocean and begun to help map the entirety of the world’s ocean floor. Alameda, Calif.-based Saildrone develops autonomous uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) that carry a wide range of sensors. NVIDIA Jetson modules process its data streams for artificial intelligence at the edge. They are optimized in prototypes with the NVIDIA DeepStream software development kit (SDK) for intelligent video analytics. Saildrone said it is seeking to make ocean data collection cost-effective, offering systems for science, fisheries, weather forecasting, ocean mapping, and maritime security. The company offers three…