Tag: robots

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), Nippon Paper Industries, Chinougijutsu, and Iwakuni Sangyo Unyu have conducted a successful trial of a remote-controlled robot that scrapes wood chips in the hold of a wood-chip carrier (scraping robot).

Bureau Veritas (BV) and Greenroom Robotics have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote and advance the understanding of maritime robotics, autonomous navigation, situational awareness, and operations management.

According to Korean news agencies, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has developed the world's first laser high-speed welding robot for the maritime sector, aiming to increase the productivity of constructing LNG carriers.

Armach achieved a milestone during a demonstration of the in-water hull service robot (HSR). Armach’s hull service robot, in the water in Norfolk, VA, was monitored and controlled by staff at Armach’s command center in Plymouth, MA, using a 4G modem providing over-the-air connectivity. 

After the success of the first autonomous robotic system designed to search for, identify, and collect seafloor litter, a consortium of European researchers will develop a team of robots to collect litter from the surface and deeper regions of the Mediterranean.

MOL and MELTIN MMI Co., Ltd. inked a MoU for installation of remotely controlled robots in ocean shipping operations.

The Royal Navy, SeaBot XR, and the United Kingdom’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) joined forces in order to create Europe’s first training and development centre, dedicated to supporting maritime’s digital transition.

Rystad Energy looks into the adoption of robotics across the petroleum industry, finding that existing solutions could replace hundreds of thousands of oil and gas jobs and reduce drilling labor costs.

Oil major BP has deployed Boston Dynamics’ robot ‘Spot’ on one of its oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, to enhance safety of operations by reducing the number of people onboard. 

The world's first blade walk by a robot on an offshore wind turbine took place in UK in mid-October, when the six-legged inspect-and-repair robot BladeBUG repeatedly scaled blades at ORE Catapult’s 7MW Levenmouth Demonstration turbine off the coast of Fife.