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The Path to Zero – Sponsored

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Intelligence below the waterline:

Greensea IQ’s Path to Sustainable Maritime Operations he maritime industry is rapidly evolving in response to operators around the world. From explosive ordnance dis- the pressures of environmental regulations and rising posal (EOD) to hull inspection to scienti? c sea? oor mapping,

Tfuel costs. As decarbonization accelerates, intelligent OPENSEA’s robust autonomy and navigation stack allows ve- robotic solutions are coming into sharper focus as a growing hicles to work reliably and safely in complex environments, awareness of precision underwater robotics for ship mainte- often with minimal human intervention.

nance that reduce vessel emissions while keeping humans safe What sets Greensea IQ apart in the maritime space is its and protecting marine life through proactive cleaning emerge ability to adapt this foundational technology across use cases. from the shadow of alternate fuels and carbon capture as a low Whether it’s an Autonomous Underwater Ground Vehicle cost, high return investment for owners and operators. (AUGV) crawling in the surf zone, a hull robot cleaning a

Greensea IQ has spent the past 20 years developing autono- cruise ship in port, or an ROV performing a remote survey my, navigation, and control software for underwater vehicles from an unmanned surface vessel, Greensea’s autonomy sys- across the defense, scienti? c, and commercial sectors. With a tems allow platforms to share a common control interface, history rooted in subsea innovation and a deep understanding data architecture, and navigation solution.

of real-world maritime challenges, Greensea IQ is bringing this This approach has enabled a new era of multi-mission robots, robotic technology to its customer in ways that support both including its two signature commercial offerings: the Ever- operational performance and environmental sustainability. Clean hull grooming service and the Bayonet line of AUGVs.

Two Decades Beneath the Surface From Clean Hulls to Clear Carbon Goals

Founded in 2006, Greensea IQ began with a mission to While biofouling has long been understood as a perfor- simplify the operation of unmanned underwater vehicles by mance drag, the magnitude of its impact is often underestimat- developing an open architecture software platform. That soft- ed. Even a thin layer of slime can increase hull resistance by ® ware, OPENSEA , now powers thousands of robotic systems over 10%, leading to higher fuel burn and emissions. Tradi- used by the U.S. Navy, scienti? c institutions, and commercial tional cleaning methods, applied reactively and often too late,

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Greensea IQ’s robotics platform can be found on defense, commercial and scienti