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MTR100Part of Kongsberg Maritime?s AUV Group, Hydroid is a manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). REMUS AUVs provide innovative and reliable full-picture sys- tems for the marine research, defense, hydrographic and com-mercial offshore/energy markets. The Company The Company Historically, the sheer magnitude of the ocean has made com- prehensive exploration unfeasible. Hydroid is changing that with its full-picture REMUS AUVs. These unmanned under- water robots offer a  exible alternative to surface vessels. They can glide along the surface, dive to deep depths, explore shal- low waters or hover in hazardous areas where navigation is dif-  cult. Hydroid AUVs have reduced the high costs of ocean ex- ploration and sampling while increasing the availability, quality and quantity of scienti c marine data. Using Hydroid AUVs for undersea mine reconnaissance has helped save lives by eliminating human divers from mine  elds, and the customiz- able robots have helped solve plane and ship disaster mysteries. Hydroid AUVs also provide scientists data on pressing global issues including climate change, the world?s declining  sh pop- ulation and environmental disasters. As leader of the team that originally developed the REMUS AUV at Woods Hole Oceano- graphic Institution (WHOI), Christopher von Alt?s knowledge of the intricate technology has been integral to the products? development and widespread adoption. After years of fabricat- ing and developing the REMUS vehicle at WHOI, in 2001 von Alt co-founded Hydroid, creating an independent company to commercially manufacture, support and further develop the REMUS systems. In 2008 Hydroid was acquired by Kongsberg Gruppen. The Tech The Tech REMUS AUVs are offered in three vehicle classes: The man- portable REMUS 100 (depth rated to 100m); the highly versatile, modular REMUS 600 (depth rated to 600m or 1500m); and the REMUS 6000 (depth rated to 6000m), a deep-water workhorse. All REMUS AUVs are built on a common technology base in- corporating the intuitive vehicle interface program (VIP); this keeps vehicle maintenance, mission planning, checkout, data analysis and cross-vehicle training seamless across the model line. The vehicles differ by size, endurance and payload sensor con gurations. The vehicles can be equipped with many differ- ent instruments, depending on the model and the intended use. This includes advanced GPS-aided inertial navigation; Doppler velocity log; acoustic  sh trackers; varying sensors; nitrate and nutrient analyzers; conductivity and temperature monitors; ra- diometers; side scan sonar; bathymetry; bottom-mapping, echo sounder, forward-looking sonar; video camera module; turbid- ity sensors; and electronic still camera with strobe and magne-tometers. All vehicles incorporate embedded software. 6 Benjamin Nye Circle, Pocasset, Mass. 024559 6 Benjamin Nye Circle, Pocasset, Mass. 024559 Tel: 508-563-6565 Tel: 508-563-6565Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.hydroid.com Website: www.hydroid.com CEO/President: Christopher von Alt CEO/President: Christopher von Alt Vice President, Ops: Duane Fotheringham Vice President, Ops: Duane Fotheringham VP Sales & Marketing: Graham Lester VP Sales & Marketing: Graham Lester Engineering Director: Robert Brown Engineering Director: Robert Brown Number of Employees: 108 Number of Employees: 108 Facility: Facility: New 40,000 sq. ft state of the art facility underway - New 40,000 sq. ft state of the art facility underway - scheduled for completion - Spring 2014 scheduled for completion - Spring 2014 HYDROID , INC., A KONGSBERG MARITIME COMPANY HYDROID , INC., A KONGSBERG MARITIME COMPANY Christopher von Alt Christopher von Alt July/August 2013 26 MTRMTR #6 (18-33).indd 26MTR #6 (18-33).indd 267/19/2013 10:51:06 AM7/19/2013 10:51:06 AM