Greensea IQ, a leader in ocean robotics technology, has announced a strategic partnership with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to provide greater diversity of access and accelerate scientific innovation and discovery in the ocean. This operational collaboration with WHOI’s Deep Submergence Laboratory (DSL) and the National Deep Submergence Facility (NDSF), hosted at WHOI, combines Greensea IQ’s class-leading expertise in navigation, robotics, remote operations, and user interface systems with WHOI’s outstanding reputation as a world leader in deep-sea exploration capabilities and expertise in the design and construction of underwater systems for scientific research. The partnership will create scalable systems to support a wide range of oceanographic research, increasing access to the deep ocean. In addition, technologies and systems developed under this partnership will focus on improving operational efficiency, increasing compatibility with existing systems, and creating and supporting the tele-operation of ROVs.

This year, the human-occupied submersible Alvin is celebrating its 60th birthday. But the sub is hardly looking forward to retirement. Thirty years ago, on its 30th birthday, Alvin had finished a remarkable run of iconic achievements that included finding a lost hydrogen bomb, helping discover hydrothermal vents, and exploring the wreck of the Titanic.

ARMADA Marine Robotics is pleased to announce that it has won an SBIR Phase I contract with the US Navy to develop an external payload delivery system for cylindrical Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs).

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) today announced the establishment of the Francis E. Fowler IV Center for Ocean and Climate to seek new knowledge and new solutions at the intersection of oceanography and climate science. A generous gift from Francis E. Fowler IV established the center and will enable it to immediately commence operations.

Houston-based subsea technology company, Sonardyne Inc., has announced that its deep water acoustic positioning system, Ranger 2 USBL, has been selected for the U.S Navy’s new oceanographic research vessel, R/V Neil Armstrong. The ship is operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) on behalf of the Navy and replaces the recently retired R/V Knorr vessel which had been in operation since 1970.