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VideoRay

CEO: Chris Gibson www.videoray.com

With more than 4,000 vehicles delivered worldwide, Vid- since it entered into a Production-Other Transaction Agree- eoRay is a leading inspection-class underwater robot manufac- ment (P-OTA) with VideoRay. One of the many determining turer. VideoRay’s Mission Specialist systems are designed to factors in the Navy’s selection is VideoRay’s use of univer- easily integrate accessories and tooling, which enables capabili- sal modules. This con? guration ensures a required part can ties optimized toward customers’ missions. Through close part- be dispatched and repaired or replaced promptly in the ? eld, nerships with third-party organizations, we maintain an under- while also providing the ability to upgrade components as new standing of emerging technologies and their potential bene? ts to products and features become commercially available, with- our customers, ensuring they retain an advantage in their ? eld. out the need to replace the entire system.

The Mission Specialist Pro 5 is designed for performance The combination of a modular design and open architecture when size, speed, and ef? ciency matter most. Weighing in at allows for the integration of a wide array of highly advanced just 10 kg (22 lbs.), the three-thruster system has a forward accessories to expand the capacity of the vehicle far beyond speed of over 4.4 knots and a 305-meter depth limit. This sys- its size. Recently, VideoRay, Sarcos Technology and Robot- tem is easy to transport and is ideally suited for missions with ics Corporation partnered to offer Mission Specialist ROVs space, weight, and deployment constraints. equipped with the Sarcos Guardian Sea Class robotic system,

The Mission Specialist Defender is VideoRay’s largest and including its power-ef? cient dexterous arms. The Sea Class most powerful system, weighing in at 17.2 kg (38 lbs.) It has system has a modular design that easily integrates with Vid- been optimized for precise control and heavier payloads, mak- eoRay’s line of one-person portable ROVs. ing it ideal for lifting or conducting specialized operations. The Guardian Sea Class system can be operated with one

The system is highly adaptable, allowing for innovative pay- or two six-degree-of-freedom arms and performs in depths of loads that vastly expand its capabilities despite its compact up to one kilometer (1,000 meters). It can be teleoperated or size. The Defender’s seven thrusters can handle currents up to operated via supervised autonomy. four knots at depths of up to 1,000 meters. Additionally, VOYIS has integrated its Discovery Vision Sys-

The Defender was recently selected for the US Navy’s Mari- tem, which is an ROV camera designed for both low-latency time Expeditionary Standoff Response (MESR) program, vehicle piloting and 3D inspections. It uses integrated Nova making it the U.S. Navy’s Expeditionary ROV system of Mini Lights to deliver crisp still images and 4K video from a choice. To date, the U.S. Navy’s total procurement of Mission single powerful platform. The system’s real-time enhancement

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