Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics on Friday announced it has hit its series B investment goal of $20 million after closing on another $5 million from private investors. The company said the latest close includes follow-on investments to the $15 million it previously raised in its B round from the...
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Sea Machines to Develop Autonomous Refueling Barge for U.S. Military
Boston-based autonomous marine navigation company Sea Machines says it has been awarded a U.S. Department of Defense contract to develop a prototype autonomous barge that will essentially serve as floating gas station for military aircraft. The “Other Transaction” agreement was awarded by the U.S....
Department of Defense Taps Sea Machines for Autonomous VTOL Replenishment Vessels
Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics, leading developer of autonomous command and control systems for surface vessels, announces that it has been awarded a multi-year Other Transaction (OT) agreement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU).The primary purpose of the...
U.S. Coast Guard to Test Autonomous Response Boat
The U.S. Coast Guard has selected Louisianna-based shipbuilder Metal Shark and Sea Machines, the automous shipping tech company out of Boston, to supply an autonomous test vessel to the USCG Research and Development Center. The vessel will be a 29-foot welded-aluminum “Defiant” craft, which already...
Metal Shark, Sea Machines to build new autonomous vessel for USCG
The U.S. Coast Guard has selected Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark and Boston-based autonomous technology developer Sea Machines to supply an autonomous test vessel to the USCG Research and Development Center (RDC).
The welded-aluminum 29 Defiant craft is the latest product of Metal Shark’s “Sharktech Autonomous Vessels” division to be equipped with Sea Machines SM300 autonomous-command and remote-helm technology. The new vessel offers a full range of advanced capabilities including...
Sea Machines Robotics Raises $15 Million, With Significant Participation From HII
Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics, a leading developer of autonomous systems for ocean-going vessels and workboats, announced that it has closed a new $15 million financing round with significant participation by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), America’s largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services. This investment in Sea Machines marks one of the largest venture rounds for an advanced technology company serving the marine and maritime industries.
The...
Huntington Ingalls Invests in Unmanned Surface Vehicle Company Sea Machines
An artist’s concept illustrating a Sea Machine commerical autonomous navigation system. Sea Machine Image
Huntington Ingalls Industries has invested in a second unmanned maritime systems company, announcing today that it completed an equity investment in Sea Machines Robotics, Inc.
The Boston-base company specializes in advanced software for unmanned surface vessels.
This investment comes on the heels of HII buying Hydroid, an unmanned underwater vehicle manufacturer, from Norway-based Kongsberg...
Deep BV Selects Sea Machines Autonomy For Unmanned Hydrographic Survey Operations
U.S.-based Sea Machines Robotics, a leading developer of autonomous command and advanced perception systems, announced that Amsterdam-based Deep BV will upgrade one of its survey vessels with a Sea Machines SM300 autonomous control system. The Sea Machines system enables remote command of the vessel, including navigation and positioning, the control of on-board auxiliaries and sensors, and ship-to-shore data flow. The vessel, operating in multiple areas of the Wadden Sea, will be commanded by...
Sea Machines’ wireless tech gains federal “green light”
Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics, a leading developer of autonomous marine systems, announced that the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) have approved the company’s SM200 commercial wireless helm for installation aboard a class of U.S.-flag tugboats that support articulated tug-barge (ATB) sets. An industry first in wireless vessel control, the two bodies granted their approvals after an exhaustive review of Sea Machines’ technology and the SM200’s applications...
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Sea Machines Receives USCG & ABS Approval Of Wireless Helm System For ATBs
Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics, a leading developer of autonomous marine systems, announced that the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) have approved the company’s SM200 commercial wireless helm for installation aboard a class of U.S.-flag tugboats that support articulated tug-barge (ATB) sets.
An industry first in wireless vessel control, the two bodies granted their approvals after an exhaustive review of Sea Machines’ technology and the SM200’s applications...