Unmanned Maritime Systems

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.

Root Access has emerged from stealth with pre-seed funding and an AI-native tool for firmware and embedded systems development.

Nick Hawes, a professor of robotics and AI at the University of Oxford, talks about the reality and potential of these technologies.

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

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.

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.

The SCSP, or nonpartisan Special Competitive Studies Project, has recommended that the White House make AI and robotics a top priority.

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.

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