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The Path to Zero – Sponsored

Advances in our technology driven hull cleaning service coupled with increased demand from industry continue to push Armach Robotics forward in 2023.

s the ? rst month of 2023 passes behind us, the team, with two HSRs and 1 van conducted multiple clean- seascape for Armach and its proactive in-water ing evolutions concurrent with other in port vessel operations, hull cleaning solution is promising. The robotic demonstrating the feasibility of using small autonomous ro-

A and autonomous technologies have continued to bots in what has previously been an industrial scale domain. advance to enable more ef? cient biofouling removal, while the Using an inertial navigation system and forward looking so- regulatory frameworks evolve worldwide, putting the issue of nar, the HSR was able to successfully operate in waters with biofouling management clearly on the radar screens across the near zero visibility. Being able to clean vessels in these condi- maritime industry. Carbon emissions, fuel costs and biosecurity tions, where diver operated solutions are often not effective or issues will push shipowners to ensure their hulls remain clean. available, will provide shipowners with more opportunities to

Over the past year, Armach made signi? cant advancements bring their vessels to a clean hull condition. in its Hull Service Robot (HSR), and completed their ? rst Over the past few months, the autonomous capabilities of commercial cleaning operations. These operations were a the HSR have allowed the operators to spend less time with signi? cant milestone for Armach, and marked the start of a their hands on the controls, and more time monitoring the ob- new era for proactive in-water cleaning. A small operations served condition of the vessels being cleaned. This will al-

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Armach Robotics HSR cleaning a Cruise Ship.

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Armach Robotics HSR cleaning at the waterline.

All images courtesy Armach Robotics 14 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • February 2023

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