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E L G HVO OGICS MB

Berlin, Germany

No. of Employees: 100

CEO: Dr. Rudolf Bannasch evologics.com

EvoLogics is a high-tech marine technology enterprise underwater operations.

with headquarters in Berlin, Germany, and a US sales of? ce One of EvoLogics’ ? agship products is the Sonobot 5 un- in Yorktown, Va. The company was founded in 2000 with a crewed surface vehicle (USV), a compact and robust plat- group of scientists and R&D experts, aimed to develop inno- form designed for bathymetric and side-scan sonar surveys. vative technologies for the maritime and offshore industries. The SONOBOT 5 delivers high-precision, geo-referenced

EvoLogics creates high-end underwater robotics, acoustic bathymetry and high-resolution sonar imagery with mini- communication and positioning networks and sensor sys- mal logistical effort. Its AI-based object recognition system tems. These combine state-of-the-art engineering with bi- enables real-time detection of objects within the side-scan- onic concepts. sonar stream during the missions.

Research and innovation are the cornerstones of EvoLog- A major innovation for 2024 is the EvoLogics Diver Navi- ics, and an underwater “Internet of Things” that enables in- gation System, designed to streamline complex underwa- telligent cooperation between various vehicles and sensors ter tasks like search and rescue, recovery, and environmen- is the main vector of EvoLogics development strategy. tal cleanup. The system utilizes compact, battery-powered

Smart underwater networks build on EvoLogics‘ S2C acoustic modems worn by divers to track their positions in spread-spectrum communication technology that combines real time. Divers can coordinate through a wrist tablet that underwater acoustic data networks with integrated real-time displays a live map with the positions of team members, along positioning. With advanced sensor systems, autonomous un- with a messaging tool for ef? cient communication. Mission derwater and surface vehicles for survey and support opera- waypoints and discovered objects can be marked in real time tions, AI-based object recognition and analytics, the Evo- for enhanced coordination and situational awareness.

Logics ecosystem offers competent underwater solutions for Also new in 2024 is the latest version of the Quadroin, an complex mission scenarios. autonomous underwater vehicle inspired by the stream- lined movement of penguins. Equipped with side-scan so-

Technology Pro? le nar, cameras, and environmental sensors, the Quadroin is

EvoLogics provides reliable, ? exible, and cost-effective capable of performing underwater surveys with real-time solutions for underwater communication, positioning, navi- data analysis, including object recognition and metallic ob- gation, and monitoring applications. At the core is the pat- ject detection. The Quadroin operates at high speeds and ented S2C technology, which delivers bidirectional data can coordinate with other vehicles in a swarm con? gura- links with integrated positioning, broadcasting, and net- tion, transmitting data to surface operators and interacting working functions, forming the IT backbone of complex with other subsea assets.

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