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Hydroid, LLC 6 Benjamin Nye Circle, Pocasset, MA, 02559 USA

Tel: 508-563-6565; Fax: 508-563-3445

E-mail: [email protected]

President: Christopher von Alt

Vice President of Marketing: Kevin McCarthy

Number of Employees: 20

Company Profile

Hydroid, LLC was founded in November 2001, following the execution of a technology transfer license with the

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). The intent of the license was to transfer the REMUS Autonomous

Underwater Vehicle (AUV) technology out of the academic development environment and into the commercial market- place, making the technology available to a wide array of users.

This transition has proven to be a remarkable success.

Over the past several years, Hydroid has taken the REMUS product and technology to a new level, providing world- class sales, service and support to an ever-increasing cus- tomer base. There are approximately 100 REMUS vehicles in operation around the globe, serving customers within the military, scientific, and commercial market segments.

Hydroid maintains a full service production and test facili- ty, staffed by a skilled and experienced group of individuals committed to the customers' ultimate success. All products are designed and built to meet a rigorous quality standard, and all products are fully documented and designed for large production runs, thus ensuring a repeatable, high quality product.

Hydroid also offers customers a comprehensive, easy to follow training seminar, which ensures that users gain a full understanding of their REMUS vehicle's capabilities, data collection and analysis, and service requirements.

Hydroid's customer service department is well-versed and readily available to assist customers in all aspects of opera- tion throughout the life of the vehicle.

Technology Profile

From the coastline to the deepest corners of the ocean,

Hydroid now offers a family of AUVs to meet a full range of autonomous needs. • REMUS 100: The REMUS 100 is a powerful, light- weight, compact AUV designed for operation in coastal environments up to 100 meters in depth. The REMUS 100 can be configured to include a wide variety of standard and/or customer specified sensors and system options to meet your unique autonomous mission requirements. The vehicle has been used extensively for a wide array of hydrographic and environmental monitoring applications. REMUS 600: The REMUS 600 is a highly versatile, modular AUV used for the collection of oceanographic data in water depths up to 600 meters, and can also be config- ured for 1500 or 3000 meter operations. The vehicle was designed to provide extended mission endurance, increased payload capacity, and greater operating depth. REMUS 6000: The REMUS 6000 is capable of highly intricate deep-water operations in water depths up to 6000 meters, allowing for a wide spectrum of autonomous opera- tions. The vehicle can be configured to operate at depths of 4,000 m.

Remus 100 in water.

Remus 600.

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