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Greensea Systems, Inc.

https://greensea.com

Marine robotics technology specialist Greensea Systems botics. OPENSEA provides the capability to make robotic

Inc. (Greensea) is a provider of a software suite that en- hardware ready to deploy through its extensive library and ables true autonomy, and advances underwater robotic array of applications to provide sensor fusion, naviga- systems and vehicles. Greensea’s team of engineers, fol- tion, data management, communication, and payload and lowing CEO and President Ben Kinnaman’s vision for ad- vehicle control. Its open architecture platform underpins vancement through technology, developed OPENSEA, an integrated systems for navigation and localization, as well open architecture software platform with a modular frame- as control and autonomy, and provides operators with a work. OPENSEA enables quick and easy integration of straightforward and intuitive human-machine interface for robotic systems, providing the client with a smart solution supervising robotic vehicles. It also provides the founda- to deliver precision and accuracy to ROVs, AUVs and ma- tion for industry-leading OEMs’ innovative and emerg- rine robotics. The modular framework offers the end-user ing technologies, and expediates their route to market. a signi? cant assurance of futureproo? ng, with the core op- OPENSEA, as an open architecture platform, opens up a erating software maintenance resting with the experts at vast realm of opportunities and possibilities for customers

Greensea. and collaborators, with vehicle autonomy, long range com-

Greensea was founded in 2006 with the aim to help de- mand & control and vehicle agnostic driving continuous liver robust and precise integrated navigation and control advancement in marine robotics. Since its launch, OPEN- systems for offshore vehicles, through a commercially SEA has been used in over 2500 marine robotic systems. available open architecture software platform. This, to- Greensea has launched two new companies, Armach Ro- gether with the vision of improving the relationship be- botics and Bayonet Ocean Vehicles, that take OPENSEA tween operator and machine, has been achieved through into new directions. Armach Robotics is using the on-hull the open architecture software platform OPENSEA, which navigation technology pioneered by Greensea, and will provides a robust technology framework for a range of ro- provide proactive, in-water hull cleaning. Bayonet Ocean botic applications that is regularly updated to ensure it can Vehicles is using OPENSEA to provide amphibious subsea meet the requirements for autonomous robotic navigation vehicles for autonomous use in deep sea, surf zone, and now and in the future. land travel. Federal contracts were awarded to develop a

OPENSEA is an open architecture software platform fully Autonomous EOD Vehicle capable of Automatic Tar- with a modular framework that is ? exible and scalable. get Recognition , long range command and control, and

It facilitates quick and easy integration of any brand of tetherless operation, and to prototype an Autonomous Am- sensors, devices and equipment into a single underwater phibious Response Vehicle capable of detecting, identify- robotic system, and, together with its operator interface, ing, localizing, and neutralizing hazards from Very Shal-

Workspace, delivers a cutting-edge solution in marine ro- low Water through the Surf Zone.

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