Maritime

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.

During an ONR trial, the Saildrone Surveyor and BlueSentry system operated continuously for 26 days and maintained uptime greater than 96%.

The award follows the U.S. Navy’s $92.6M MESR contract awarded to VideoRay in May, which BlueHalo acquired later last year.

RISE Robotics said its Beltdraulic linear actuator technology will demonstrate power without hydraulic inefficiencies.

Geoffrey Biggs, the CTO of the Open Source Robotics Foundation, will explain key ROS 2 features to learn in Boston.

Saronic plans to use its Series C funding to build Port Alpha, a next-generation shipyard for the U.S. hybrid fleet.

The rapid melting and thinning of the Arctic ice have sparked serious concerns in the scientific community. Researchers are proposing a new system that uses aerial drones, autonomous underwater vehicles, and a self-sufficient vessel that acts as a docking station.

Nauticus brings its expertise in autonomous underwater systems, like its Aquanaut robot, to its latest partnership with Leidos.

Comau worked with EDP to develop and test Hyperflex, which uses a robot arm and mobile robots to safely install solar panels.

XOCEAN provides ocean data collected via autonomous robots to the offshore energy and civil hydrography sectors.

Project CETI researchers developed the AVATARs framework to make the most out of the small amount of time sperm whales spend on the surface.

The manual mooring process demanded substantial manpower and time, while KIMM said its automated method removes these barriers.

Gecko Robotics has developed Fulcrum, which uses AI to provide high-quality infrastructure data to its Cantilever analytics software.

RobotPlusPlus says the Highmate C20 ensures reliable operations in most sea conditions, reaching up to 95% of the hold’s surface.

The Saildrone Voyagers’ mission primarily focused on the Jordan and Georges Basins, at depths of up to 300 meters (900 feet).

This year’s sailing events at the Paris Olympics are using robotics buoys from Effetto Venturi for the first time.

Saronic has attained a valuation of $1 billion as it develops robotic vessels to extend the reach of U.S. naval and allied fleets.