Maritime

Challenge advanced technologies for mapping the ocean floor with the use of unmanned and autonomous systems.

The Office of Naval Research provided the funding for the development of an underwater robotic hand equipped with a variety of sensors.

Global OTEC Resources announces the completion of design and feasibility studies for its ocean thermal energy conversion projects, plus new £80,000 grant.

Following this announcement and other successful trials, AD Navigation places a production order for the MEMS gyro.

From London to Venice, European swarm research around robots and drones is more than an academic exercise. It could provide the continent leadership in autonomous applications.

ExRobotics, a Dutch maker of remote-controlled systems for the oil and gas industry, uses IDS products because of their cost and hardware and software capabilities.

The final phase of the global Ocean Discovery competition puts rapid, unmanned, high-resolution mapping of the sea floor to a real-world test.

Autonomous sailboat competition tackles challenges of moving robotic boats on the water and avoiding collisions.

Startups in the AI, robotics, and unmanned system space all saw financing in recent weeks.

Chinese AI startups are an indicator of the nation's ambitions to beat the U.S. Also, should the U.N. ban autonomous weapons, or could such systems help smaller countries defend themselves?