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Kraken Robo ics

Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador

President/CEO: Greg Reid # of employees: 245 www.krakenrobotics.com

Kraken Robotics is a marine technology company provid- simultaneous 3D bathymetry. *1.9 cm x 2.1 cm constant reso- ing complex subsea sensors, batteries, and robotic systems. lution possible with post-processing. KATFISH incorporates

Its high-resolution 3D acoustic imaging and battery solutions Kraken’s latest generation Real-Time SAS processor. RTSAS and services enable clients to overcome the challenges in our enables real-time processing of SAS imagery and bathymetry. oceans – safely, ef? ciently, and sustainably. On-board Automatic Target Detection survey data and contacts

Today, Kraken Robotics employs 245 globally, involved in can be viewed directly on the ship as it is collected, or remotely the development of new and enhanced underwater technolo- from a mothership or shore-based command station. gies (complex subsea sensors, batteries, and robotic systems) and undertakes subsea survey services. Headquartered in • AquaPix MINSAS: AquaPix MINSAS is Kraken’s off-

Canada, Kraken has of? ces in North and South America and the-shelf Miniature Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar

Europe. Key technology offerings include: (SAS), replacing high-end sidescan systems with improved resolution, range, 3D bathymetry, and deliver the industry’s • KATFISH Towed SAS Vehicle: KATFISH is Kraken’s best Area Coverage Rates (ACR). It offers 3.3 cm x 3.0 cm or intelligent, high-speed, high-resolution and actively stabilized 2.1 cm x 1.9 cm Ultra High De? nition (UHD) constant reso-

Synthetic Aperture Sonar towed subsea survey system that op- lution up to 200 meters per side, with simultaneous 6 cm x 6 erates at speeds up to 10 knots. The high-speed capability of cm bathymetry. Its unique features make it suitable for vari-

KATFISH greatly increases Area Coverage Rates (ACR, re- ous underwater platforms and UUVs, based on a modular ar- ducing operating time and cost. KATFISH provides unprece- ray system adjustable from 60 cm to 180 cm lengths, ? tting dented high-resolution ACR of 4 km^/hr with 3.3 cm x 3.0 cm* different vehicle sizes. Another feature of Kraken’s AquaPix constant resolution across ranges up to 200 m per side with sonars is its RealTime SAS (RTSAS) processing module, an 32 September/October 2023

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