Op-Ed: A sea change
A sea change is coming to how we use the world’s oceans. This change is being spurred on by offshore markets which are experiencing unprecedented times. Multiple forces are at play causing
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OCTOPUS and robotics could boost wind farm vessel uptime by 35%
With ABB Ability’s marine advisory system OCTOPUS and robotic maintenance working together, wind farm vessels’ working hours could increase by over a third. A study from ABB focusing on the ATLANTIS offshore
Navy Shipyard partners with Sarcos Robotics
Sarcos Robotics, a specialist in robotic systems that augment rather than replace humans, reports that it has partnered with Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (IMF) to evaluate and
Hyundai Heavy reports breakthrough in shipbuilding robotics
MARCH 5, 2018 — South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries has developed a robotic system capable of automatically forming a shell plate with various shapes (three-dimensional curved surface). The shipbuilder says its Songming
VIDEO: Stanford develops humanoid diving robot
APRIL 28, 2016 — While researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology believe that the future of underwater robotics lies in swimming snakes (see earlier story), their counterparts at Stanford
VIDEO: Robot snakes could handle subsea IMR
APRIL 18, 2016 — The next big thing in subsea inspection, maintenance and repair? It could be swimming robot snakes. The NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) and research company Sintef
Navy launches SECNAV Innovation Awards Program
AUGUST 25, 2015 — Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has launched the SECNAV Innovation Awards Program.The program seeks to recognize top Department of the Navy individuals or teams who made significant
ONR unveils prototype robot firefighter
February 6, 2015 — In tests aboard a decommissioned Navy ship last fall, a humanoid robot located a live shipboard fire and sprayed it with water from a hose. Called SAFFiR (Shipboard