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Ben Kinnaman & Greensea IQ “It’s about creating a greater impact.”
Ben Kinnaman founded Greensea Systems in 2006, spend- Today, globally, there are thousands of vehicles from 35 man- ing more than a decade building the company, its engineer- ufacturers running on OpenSea, said Kinnaman. ing and technical backbone. In 2017 the company kicked into Starting in 2017, the company evolved from its technical inno- commercialization, mode, and the following ? ve plus years vation period to commercialization, a period which included the saw signi? cant growth, including the creation of two new launch of Armach Robotics to provide proactive, in-water hull companies. Recently, Kinnaman went to his board and laid cleaning; and the creation of Bayonet Ocean Vehicles, which out a plan that he believes will drive the company for the com- uses OpenSea to provide amphibious subsea vehicles for autono- ing generation, early last month unveiling a new, consolidated mous use in deep sea, surf zone, and land travel. As a result, the company: Greensea IQ. When Kinnaman founded Greensea company has been “growing consistently over 50% for most of
Systems, he did it to “develop an open architecture software the last ? ve years,” said Kinnaman, which made for an interesting environment that would help propel the industry into the com- conversation with his board when he hatched the plan to essen- ing era of autonomy and perception,” as well as intelligence tially scrap the business model and forge ahead as Greensea IQ.
data mining from the ocean using robotics. The result was the When asked “why” … why merge these separate compa- ubiquitous OpenSea platform: an open architecture software nies into a single entity Kinnaman said: “The answer is very platform with a modular framework that is designed to en- simple: to create a greater impact. Merging these companies able quick and easy integration of robotic systems, delivering is about focusing these resources to create a greater impact for precision and accuracy to ROVs, AUVs and marine robotics. our employees, our investors, the world.” 20 September/October 2023
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