Elbit Systems has integrated the towed reelable active passive sonar (TRAPS) for unmanned surface vessels (TRAPS-USV) onboard its Seagull USV. The sea trials included multiple deployment and also recovery cycles, towing at different speeds and transmission at various power levels. Integration of the
Saab Seaeye has received an order from the Dutch Defence Material Organisation (DMO) for deliveries of the Sea Wasp underwater vehicle. The Sea Wasp systems will carry out operations for the Dutch Navy. With a base weight of only 75 kg, Sea Wasp is a small and flexible ROV which can be used for a [&
SeaView’s new MBM-150 multi-battery manager recently enabled completion of a survey with BlueROV2 vehicle powered by six linked batteries. The survey target had constricted access for ROVs such as Seaeye Falcon as well as any other observation class ROV. BlueROV2 also allowed for a much more efficie
Greece-based Asso.subsea (formerly known as Assodivers) has taken delivery of an SMD Quasar 150hp 1,000-metre rated work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) complete with launch and recovery system (LARS). The work-class ROV complements Asso.subsea’s existing fleet, which includes two 100hp 3,000-
Kraken Robotics has entered into a partnership agreement with Greensea Systems to expand collaborative efforts to advance the capabilities of marine robotics. Under the agreement, Greensea will support development, integration, and testing work with Kraken across several of Kraken’s technology platf
Unique Group and Boxfish Research have entered into a new authorised reseller partnership, bringing Boxfish Research’s underwater remote operated vehicle Boxfish ROV to Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. New Zealand-based Boxfish Research is said to be the only ROVs manufacturer in Australia and
maxon Aquatic Solutions, part of the global maxon Group, recently launched a range of 6,000-metre-rated pressure compensators for remote operated vehicles (ROVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). maxon has existing thruster products and saw an increase in enquiries for subsea pressure compe
French subsea solutions developer Forssea Robotics has launched new light intervention and smart ROV for plug-and-play USV interfacing. The standard ARGOS version currently comes with “smart” piloting modes including latency management, auto-diagnosis features, dynamic positioning which is based on
Greensea has developed a new hull crawler that attaches a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to a ship hull without magnetics and allows the operator to “drive” the ROV and payloads over the hull. Initial hull crawlers are designed to work exclusively with the VideoRay Mission Specialist Defender ROV.
Rovco has made a number of key executive team hires and internal appointments, which will be based in Bristol and Edinburgh. Reena Rowan has been appointed as chief financial officer at Rovco. She has previously held senior finance positions within Innogy and a number of PE-backed organisations acro
Kongsberg Maritime has developed a new launch and recovery system (LARS) solution for its HUGIN range of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). The company came up with a solution to have the new LARS operating from midships, with the release and capture of HUGIN marine robots occurring beneath the
Kawasaki Heavy Industries has contracted Norwegian marine robotics firm Stinger for services related to planning and preparing site testing of an AUV equipped with a robot arm for performing subsea pipeline inspections. The underwater intervention drone is based on a fusion of submarine technologies
Eelume has received NOK 175.000 in pre-project funding this year from GCE Ocean Technology. Eelume was established in 2015 as a spin-off from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). After a decade of research on snake robots in collaboration with the research organization SINTEF,
