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Sensors, Inc. (NBOSI) https://www.nbosi.com/

NBOSI specializes in designing and manufacturing a range of semi-custom conductivity/ temperature/ depth (CTD) sensors. Operators in the defense, offshore, and ocean research sectors, who deploy autonomous vehi- cles for reconnaissance, survey, and inspection, require knowledge of ocean temperature, salinity, density, and sound velocity to achieve optimal vehicle, navigational, and acoustic payload performance. NBOSI’s sensors

Nauticus Robo ics are speci? cally tailored to meet the requirements of au- https://nauticusrobotics.com/ tonomous subsea and surface ocean platforms, and de- liver scienti? c-quality data, from one of the most com-

Nauticus Robotics develops autonomous robots using pact, rugged and hydrodynamically ef? cient systems

AI for data collection and intervention services for the available in the market. NBOSI sensors are deployed ocean industries. Founded by a group of former NASA on underwater vehicles globally, and offered as standard engineers, Nauticus’ robotic systems are delivered to equipment on leading platforms, including the Hydroid commercial and government-facing customers primarily (now Huntington Ingalls Industries) REMUS family through a Robotics as a Service (RaaS) business model and the OceanServer (now L3Harris) IVER vehicles.

for many offshore industries and activities. By adapting

NBOSI’s CTDs are designed to easily be integrated technologies derived from space? ight robotics, Nauticus either as an externally-attached modular cabled sensor, is challenging legacy offshore methods that have largely or directly attached using a variety of custom hull pen- remained unchanged for 50 years. The company’s tech- etrators. Both approaches enable a robust, low-pro? le nology is visible across its entire product suite but is installation that minimizes drag and potential snagging.

perhaps most evident in its all-electric AI-powered tan-

NBOSI’s sensors bring advancement and innovation to dem robot pairs: Hydronaut and Aquanaut. In April of the maritime robotics industry. The sensors deliver accu- 2023, Nauticus announced the second-generation Aqua- rate and precise data, whilst being compact and hydrody- naut Mark 2 (MK2). Aquanaut is a fully electric, free- namically ef? cient. Furthermore, NBOSI’s sensors and swimming subsea robot controlled through acoustic their corresponding electronics allow for convenient off- communication networking that performs a wide range vehicle calibration throughout the lifetime of the sensor.

of data collection, inspection, and manipulation tasks.

NBOSI has been delivering sensors to researchers and

Aquanaut – along with its surface-level counterpart, vehicle manufacturers worldwide since 2005, establish-

Hydronaut – comprises the Nauticus Fleet, an indus- ing a strong presence in the industry. A version of the try-changing robotic navy of electric robots represent-

NBOSI CT sensor has been engineered for the unique ing the most promising operational and technological requirements of the new HII REMUS 300 UUV and is step changes in this industry. The ? eet’s tandem robotic now delivered as standard equipment on one of the most pairs will be deployed in multiple offshore industries advanced vehicles on the market.

serving applications ranging from subsea maintenance and intervention to data collection activities. Aquanaut

MK2’s de? ning capability is operating in two separate modes, actively transforming itself between the excur- sion and intervention con? gurations. Excursion mode involves the usage of data collection and perception sen- sors, while intervention mode utilizes two of Nauticus’

Olympic Arms – electric work-class manipulators – to perform precise yet powerful interactions with subsea infrastructure and objects to complete complex, under- water tasks. The delivery of the initial second-genera- tion Aquanauts was announced in April 2023.

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