A Saab Seaeye Falcon underwater robotic vehicle is helping find lost aquatic animal tracking stations in oceans around the world.

The first in a planned fleet of Saab Seaeye Sabertooth underwater electric robotic vehicles has been ordered by a leading company in the sector.

Utility ROV Services Limited (“URS”) and EDT Ship Management Limited (“EDTSM”) have today entered into an agreement in relation to the provision of Boulder Clearance Services utilising the UTROV load bearing ROV system system and DP2 vessel, EDT Kennedy.

At the Saab Seaeye stand at Oceanology International 2018, STR's Managing Director, Scott Johnstone announced plans to expand Falcon fleet.

World leading subsea design and manufacturing specialist Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd (SMD) has announced the successful delivery of two 1000m Atom Mk1 work class Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) systems to JFD Ltd, a leading underwater capability provider serving the commercial and defence markets.

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. has announced the launch of its new electric remotely operated vehicle (EROV) range.

Aberdeen, UK – March 8th, 2018 - Forum Subsea Technologies a subsidiary of Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. has announced a strong start to the year with three recent sales awards in Russia and Norway. The deals will see the firm supplying four of its Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) to academia and the aquaculture industry.

Subsea services firm, Rovco was crowned the New Enterprise of the Year at the prestigious Subsea UK Awards in Aberdeen last week.

Novacavi is launching a matt PUR finished version of ROV dynamic cables to improve operational efficiency and maneuverability both in water and on deck.

ROV Planet Magazine Issue 14: The magazine of choice for Subsea Construction and ROV Professionals. Featuring Underwater Cinematography: The MAC-ROV Shuttle System – Pixel: A Cinema-Class ROV for Subsea Documentary and Entertainment Utilization – Pushing the Boundaries of Sonar Technology – "Navigation on the Cheap" - Sparse Array, What It Can and Can't Do – QSTAR ROV Pilot Training: Hydraulics & Fibre Optics – Poster – Deep-Sea Exploration Gives New Insight to UNESCO World Heritage Site – Squishy Fingers: an Alternative Approach in Robotic Arm Manipulation – Glenair Interconnect Technology for ROVs and AUVs – Rovtech Solutions Design Bender RCM Technology Into Its Underwater Vehicles – ARCTIC Exploration Defined – Any ROV Controlled via a Tether Is Constrained – The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands.

Subsea services company, Rovco has appointed Liam Warren as operations manager to support the delivery of complex ROV and survey projects across the globe.

Underwater Intervention is again in the wonderful town of New Orleans February 6-8, 2018. This year’s ROV Track is one of the best ever with heavy-hitters of the industry presenting some of their latest innovations. Some of the highlights include:

OEG Offshore (OEG) – which specialises in the design, build and rental of specialist A60 cabins and cargo-carrying units for the offshore oil and gas market, has delivered several high value ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicles) module contracts worth £1.8 million GBP ($2.5 million USD) for TechnipFMC, Saipem and other leading subsea contractors.

A breakthrough in electric torque tool technology is set to further advance the capability of electric underwater robotic vehicles. A new lightweight electric torque tool is being launched globally in a collaboration agreement between Saab Seaeye, the world leader in electric underwater e-robotic systems, and Australia-based Total Marine Technology (TMT).

Subsea technology company, Rovco, has secured Innovate UK funding to develop a cutting-edge 3D visualisation system as part of a two-part Artificial Intelligence demonstrator project potentially worth £1m.

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Greensea, creator of OPENSEATM, the universal marine industry operating platform, has recently announced the appointment of Matthew Parrilla as Robotics Engineer. Prior to joining Greensea, Matthew was a lead developer of a customer facing application at Cox Automotive, Inc. He earned a B.S. degree in Physics from the University of Maryland, worked as a data visualization artist, co-founded a startup and spends his time backcountry skiing whenever possible.

Scantrol recently mobilized an Active Heave Compensation (AHC) Upgrade system in less than 4 hours for Aberdeenshire based solutions provider Aleron Subsea. The system will be used in a profiled Salvage operation to find Britain’s lost treasures from the World Wars.