Maritime

ANELLO has developed an inertial navigation system based on its SiPhOG technology for reliable navigation in GNSS-denied environments.

ECOPEACE has deployed its ECOBOT autonomous cleanup systems across reservoirs, rivers, urban parks, and smart-city districts in Korea.

Project Call 26-01 of the ARM Institute is seeking robotics and AI projects for U.S. defense and manufacturing needs.

Thermal sensors and synthetic data can help train robots for a wider range of scenarios than traditional sensors alone, says Bifrost AI.

With Universal Robots cobots and its own software, Viam has developed an AI-powered surfacing system for shipbuilding.

This new initiative is part of Nauticus’ broader strategy to use its technologies in industries essential to the global energy transition.

HavocAI plans to use the funding to grow its autonomous fleet and enable military vessels in allied navies.

The ARM Institute said the technologies will be demonstrated in real, shipyard-representative environments by the end of the project.

Since its seed round, Blue Water Autonomy said its team has quadrupled in size and completed successful on-water engineering tests.

Once applied to a whale, Project CETI’s tags collect bioacoustics, heart rate, dive depth, and body orientation.

In July, The Robot Report launched a new program geared toward highlighting unique and interesting startups.

Stratom’s new system, DORI, will allow Navy uncrewed surface vehicles to refuel autonomously at sea.

Advanced Navigation recently deployed its Hydrus AUVs to explore the Hall Bank reefs in southwest Australia.

Kraken Robotics said it plans to use the proceeds to grow its maritime offerings and become a scalable global prime contractor.

Four Saildrone Voyagers operated in both the Gulf of Finland and the western Baltic Sea, gathering data in challenging conditions.

Oliver Mitchell, a partner at ff Venture Capital, recaps highlights from recent trade shows including Automate and Xponential.

Saildrone, in partnership with Meta, has successfully demonstrated that the Saildrone Surveyor performs on par with crewed vessels.

Saildrone plans to deploy the first four Saildrone Voyagers in the Baltic Sea in June 2025 under contract to the Danish Armed Forces.

Persona AI said it has already signed an agreement with HD Hyundai to deploy humanoid robots into shipyards.

Saronic has retained the experience workforce of Gulf Craft and expects to prototype and build medium uncrewed surface vessels.

Boumarang, which has developed hydrogen-powered aerial drones, received investment in addition to acquiring Wavedrone.

With increasing geopolitical tensions and rising activity in the Baltic Sea, Saildrone said the need for persistent maritime intelligence is paramount.