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Op-Ed: A sea change
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Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding, Marubeni & Tryangle Complete JDP For Demonstration Of Unmanned Ships
Aconsortium consisting of Marubeni Corporation (hereinafter, “Marubeni”), Tryangle Inc. (hereinafter, “Tryangle”), Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, “Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding”), and the City of Yokosuka applied to and secured a place in the “Joint Technological Development Programme for the Demonstration of Unmanned Ships – MEGURI2040” led by The Nippon Foundation in February 2020, and have conducted a pilot project in Yokosuka City with the aim to establish the technology for...
Watch: World’s First Ocean Drone Captures Video From Inside A Category 4 Hurricane
Saildrone Inc. and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have released the first video footage gathered by an uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) from inside a major hurricane barreling across the Atlantic Ocean.
The Saildrone Explorer SD 1045 was directed into the midst of Hurricane Sam, which is currently on a path that fortunately will miss the US East Coast. SD 1045 is battling 50-foot waves and winds of over 120 mph to collect critical scientific data and, in the process, is...
Bureau Veritas Delivers AiP To DriX – An Innovative Unmanned Surface Vessel
Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP) to iXblue, a global high-tech company and a pioneer in the field of maritime autonomy, for its innovative Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) named DriX. This AiP addresses the safety requirements of the marine drone, which operates under the novel concept of remotely supervised autonomy.
With a length of 8 metres, DriX is an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) equipped with advanced...
World’s First Fully Automated Vessel Sets Sail For Historic Unmanned Atlantic Voyage
Fischer Panda UK’s electric drive system and generators will power the world’s first fully automated vessel, the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS), when it sets sail on its historic maiden voyage across the Atlantic this June.
Propelling the 5-ton, 50ft trimaran during the 3,000 mile-crossing from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, the Fischer Panda UK equipment will play a key role in the success of the inspirational project to test and advance innovative AI and data-gathering...
Huntington Ingalls Industries Debuts Proteus Unmanned Surface Test Vessel
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced the debut of the Proteus unmanned surface vessel (USV) for testing and development of autonomy capabilities. The 27-foot Proteus USV was outfitted with Sea Machines Robotics’ SM300 autonomy system and completed a successful demonstration off the coast of Panama City, Florida, on Friday, May 14.
“We are thrilled to launch our Proteus USV. The vessel performed exactly as expected with the SM300 system’s proven and safe autonomous capability,” said Duane...
AutoNaut To Be The First USV To Regularly Run Scientific Missions Off Coast Of The UK
An AutoNaut uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) equipped with a range of scientific sensors has been acquired by Plymouth Marine Laboratory. The state-of-the-art 5-meter craft is powered entirely by renewable energy and will be the first USV to regularly run scientific missions off the coast of the UK.
PML’s Dr James Fishwick, Head of Smart Sound Plymouth and Head of Technology for the Western Channel Observatory comments: “We are thrilled to be working with AutoNaut. The PML Pioneer, as our AutoNaut...
ClassNK Releases Guidelines For ROV/AUV With Performance And Safety Requirements
Leading classification society ClassNK has released its “Guidelines for ROV/AUV” which summarize the performance and safety requirements for remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) as part of its activities to meet industry needs related to the establishment of safety standards for innovative technologies and third-party certification.
Up until now, ROVs and AUVs have been mainly used for oceanographic surveys and offshore oil and gas field...
HII Expands Unmanned Capabilities By Acquiring Autonomy Business From Spatial Integrated Systems
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that it has acquired the autonomy business of Spatial Integrated Systems Inc. (SIS). The acquisition further expands HII’s unmanned systems capabilities with this highly skilled team and proven unmanned surface vessel (USV) solutions.
“We are excited to welcome the SIS autonomy business employees to the HII family,” said Andy Green, HII executive vice president and president of Technical Solutions. “2020 was a significant year for HII in the unmanned...
Ocean Infinity Launches Carbon Neutral Shipping Fleet
Subsea technology company Ocean Infinity has launched a marine technology and data company, Armada, says an article published on their website.
Technology and sustainabilityThe new company will have the largest fleet of unmanned surface robots in the industry. Armada, with a focus on combining technology and sustainability, will initially add 15 bespoke designed marine robots to Ocean Infinity’s current fleet of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).
Surface robotsEach unmanned surface robot will...
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