Autonomous tugboat at quayside

Sea Machines readies autonomous tugboat for 1,000 mile Machine Odyssey

Aiming to demonstrate that the world’s waterways are primed and ready for autonomous technology, Boston, Mass,, based Sea Machines Robotics plans to send a tugboat on a 1,000 nautical mile autonomous and

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Sensor fusion makes situational awareness data more certain, actionable

SPONSORED CONTENT: From the wheelhouse of nearly any commercial surface vessel, mariners must interpret multiple sources of data about their surrounding marine domain. In addition to using their natural senses, they understand

VIDEO: Huntington Ingalls debuts unmanned surface test vessel

VIDEO: Huntington Ingalls debuts test USV

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its 27-foot Proteus unmanned surface vessel (USV) completed a successful demonstration off the coast of Panama City, Fla., on Friday, May 14. The Proteus USV

Tugboat seen from three-quarters astern

Foss Maritime to operate autonomous harbor tug

The Rachael Allen the fourth in a series of ASD-90 tugs built for Foss Maritime by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, will be will be the first U.S.-flag harbor tug to integrate autonomous

Two U.S.-flag ATBs now using Sea Machines wireless helms

Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics reports that its SM200 wireless helm system has been installed and is finding successful use aboard two sister U.S.-flag articulated tug barge (ATB) tugboats. Sea Machines’ dealer Rio

Damen and Sea Machines form strategic alliance

Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics has entered a strategic allegiance that will see its autonomous command and control and wireless helm solutions offered by Netherlands headquartered Damen Shipyards Group as standard features in

Sea Machines promotes Phil Bourque

Autonomous command and remote-helm control systems specialist Sea Machines Robotics has promoted Phil Bourque to the role of business development and sales director, U.S. Government In his new position, Bourque will primarily

Autonomy doubles productivity of Galveston Bay survey boat

DEA Marine Services, a division of Vancouver, Wash., based David Evans and Associates Inc. (DEA) is using a Sea Machines Robotics SM300 autonomous-command and remote-helm control system as it carries out a

Netherlands operator to fit tugboat with Sea Machines remote helm

Looking to increase productivity and operational safety during offshore operations, Barendrecht, Netherlands, based tug and workboat operator Herman Sr. BV is to add a Sea Machines Robotics SM200 wireless, remote-helm control system

Sea Machines to prototype use of barges as autonomous military helipads

The U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded Boston headquartered Sea Machine Robotics a contract to enable autonomous, self-propelled operation of opportunistically available commercial ocean barges to land and

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