Exail to equip Deep Ocean Search with next-generation navigation and positioning systems for deep-sea missions

11/09/2025 – Deep Ocean Search (DOS), a leading deep-sea exploration company, has selected Exail to provide the navigation and acoustic positioning capabilities required for its upcoming missions. As part of this collaboration, DOS will deploy Exail’s Rovins 9-DVL navigation system and Gaps M7 acoustic positioning system, enabling operations at depths of up to 6,000 meters.... Continue Reading →

UK-Brazil Team Unveils Tentacle-Like Robot for Offshore Inspections

Sept. 3 (OE) Engineers in the U.K. and Brazil have developed a tentacle-like underwater robot that could change how subsea pipelines and offshore structures are inspected, offering a safer and more precise alternative to conventional rigid systems. The one-meter-long flexible manipulator, created by the U.K.’s National Robotarium and Brazil’s Senai Cimatec, features a soft, bendy... Continue Reading →

Oceaneering Inks $180M Subsea Robotics Contracts with Petrobras

Sept. 1 (OE) U.S.-based subsea services and technology firm Oceaneering International has through its Brazilian subsidiary Marine Production Systems do Brasil (MPS) secured multiple subsea robotics contracts from Petrobras. The contracts were awarded during the second quarter of 2025, following a competitive tender. The anticipated aggregate revenue of the contracts is approximately $180 million. Oceaneering... Continue Reading →

Chouest Group Bolsters its Subsea Robotics, Acquires Kystdesign

The Chouest Group said it has acquired Kystdesign, a manufacturer of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems. "We are thrilled to welcome Kystdesign and its talented team into the Chouest family," said Dino Chouest. "By joining forces, we will continue delivering cutting-edge ROV systems and advancing the evolution of next-generation underwater robotics.” This acquisition strengthens Chouest’s... Continue Reading →

Nauticus Robotics Streamlines Business Ops

(OE) Nauticus Robotics, a U.S. developer of autonomous vehicles and robots for data collection and intervention services for offshore industries, has secured fresh funding for its operations and appointed new executive management team. The new investment was secured before the close of 2023 and eliminated many of the dilutive warrants and ratchet provisions of the... Continue Reading →

Fugro bolsters marine robotics offering with acquisition of SEA-KIT

(OET) The Netherlands-headquartered geo-data specialist Fugro has reached a binding agreement for the acquisition of the remaining shares in SEA-KIT International. The two players have enjoyed a long-standing relationship in the development of hi-tech uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) for low-carbon emission maritime operations and research. While revealing the deal to acquire the full ownership of SEA-KIT... Continue Reading →

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