Topic: Underwater

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Beam unveils autonomous underwater vehicle driven by AI for wind farm operations

December 16, 2024 · Beam released its Scout autonomous underwater vehicle driven by AI to transform daily operations and help plug the skills gap at offshore wind farms worldwide.

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Atlantas Marine receives royal business award

July 22, 2024 · Somerset, England-based Atlantas Marine received a King’s Award for Enterprise from King Charles for its excellence in international trade, providing ROVs for inspection.

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AI, sensor developer Forcen closes CA$8.35 million funding round

June 26, 2024 · Generative design tools and off-the-shelf development kits will help Forcen scale its force/torque sensor and edge AI offerings for less-structured robotics applications.

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A Deep Dive into the Underwater Unmanned Vehicle Market

November 27, 2023 · New market study highlights current valuation and explores key drivers shaping the industry.

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NVIDIA Robotics Research Lab to Present 15 Papers at Conference on Robot Learning

October 30, 2023 · NVIDIA will present its AI and simulation advances at CoRL, and NVIDIA Jetson is helping researchers develop a robot for undersea data collection.

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Sarcos Delivers Guardian Sea Class Robot to Atlantas Marine

October 17, 2023 · Sarcos has integrated its Guardian Sea Class robot with VideoRay's Defender remotely operated vehicle in an offering through Atlantas Marine.

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PickNik Robotics Raises Funds to Further Develop MoveIt Studio for Robot Arms

October 12, 2023 · PickNik Robotics plans to use the $2 million in pre-seed investment to further develop its MoveIt Studio platform for developers of complex applications.

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Northeastern Researchers Explore the Arctic With Robot to Learn How Fast Glaciers Are Melting

September 30, 2023 · Northeastern University researchers are working to advance study of climate change by taking data collected by an autonomous surface vessel and building models of glacier activity.

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Oceaneering Offers $200M in Senior Notes for Offshore and Mobile Robotics

September 25, 2023 · Oceaneering, which provides both marine systems for remote inspection and mobile robots for logistics, is offering senior notes to mature in 2028.

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Shell Signs Offshore Service Agreement With Nauticus Robotics

September 14, 2023 · Shell has contracted with Nauticus Robotics to conduct autonomous subsea manipulation tasks with Aquanaut on live subsea assets at more than 1 km depth without an umbilical.

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Nauticus Robotics Gets Contract Extension From Leidos to Further Develop Undersea Systems

August 22, 2023 · Nauticus Robotics is developing new systems based on its Aquanaut undersea robot and toolKITT software with funding from Leidos.

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Sarcos Lays off Portion of Staff and Eliminates Manufacturing in Pittsburgh as Part of Cost Saving Efforts

July 14, 2023 · Sarcos, which acquired RE2 Robotics just last year, has laid off about a quarter of its staff and said it is refocusing on aviation, marine, and solar markets.

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Bedrock Raises $25.5M Series A for Robots for Seafloor Exploration and Offshore Wind Energy

July 12, 2023 · Bedrock Ocean Explorations has raised funding to continue development of its autonomous underwater vehicle for oceanographic data acquisition and its cloud platform.

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Advanced Navigation Expands Boreas Fiber Optic Gyroscope Line With New A Series

July 11, 2023 · Advanced Navigation said its new Boreas A90 and A70 inertial measurement units offer accurate navigation for autonomous vehicles, field robots, and subsea systems.

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Sub UAS Develops Submersible Robots That Can Fly

July 10, 2023 · Sub UAS was founded by a Rutgers University professor who has devised propulsion systems that work both in air and underwater, opening new applications for drones.

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Advanced Navigation Opens Australia’s Largest Subsea Robotics Center

May 5, 2023 · Advanced Navigation plans to accelerate production of underwater technologies, including its Hydrus autonomous robot, at its new Perth facility for research, development, and manufacturing.

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Sarcos and VideoRay Agree to Offer Robotic Arms Integrated With Underwater Vehicles

May 2, 2023 · Sarcos and VideoRay will each sell and service the integrated underwater system, which will serve defense, scientific, and energy applications.

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Nauticus Passes First Phase of Defense Innovation Unit Amphibious Autonomous Response Vehicle Project

April 20, 2023 · Naticus develops robots used underwater, and its successful milestone with the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit bolsters its relationship with the government entity.

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A Conversation With Brendan Englot, Stevens Institute’s New Director for Artificial Intelligence

April 14, 2023 · Englot spoke with Robotics 24/7 as part of National Robotics Week and discussed his research and new role as Steven Institute's new director of artificial intelligence.

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Nauticus Robotics Announces Commissioning Exercises for Mark 2 Aquanauts

April 13, 2023 · Nauticus Robotics has begun commissioning exercises for its Mark 2 Aquanauts, which will shift between excursion and intervention configurations for offshore industrial use.

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