Kraken Launches In-House Naval Design Capability
This will enable Kraken to push further and faster with development of its portfolio of definitive, high-performance, littoral security maritime vessels end-to-end.
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Kraken Sets Focus for 3D Laser Scanner
Kraken Robotics Inc. has announced that its SeaVision 3D laser scanner technology will be used in its robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) offering with a focus on three primary markets: mooring chain inspections, ship hull inspection and offshore wind farm inspection. Recent SeaVision laser inspection work includes: a contract with a major international energy company to provide detailed underwater inspection of subsea assets;
Read moreSuccessful Sea Trials for Kraken MINSAS 120 on DIVE-LD AUV
Quincy, Massachusetts-based Dive Technologies Inc. has completed successful sea trials of Kraken’s miniature synthetic aperture sonar (MINSAS 120) integrated onto Dive’s large displacement AUV (DIVE-LD). The DIVE-LD is also powered by Kraken’s pressure-tolerant batteries. Kraken’s MINSAS is a commercially available off-the-shelf configurable interferometric synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) that replaces high-end side scan sonar systems at an affordable price while delivering
Read moreKraken Completes Part of Seabed Mapping for OceanVision Project
Kraken Robotics Inc. has recently completed its third offshore data acquisition and technology demonstration campaign as part of the $19 million OceanVision project. During this campaign, Kraken deployed its new SeaScout system which consists of Kraken’s KATFISH towed synthetic aperture sonar, the Tentacle winch and autonomous launch and recovery system (ALARS) to conduct ultrahigh-definition seabed imaging and mapping in Atlantic
Read moreCanada’s Ocean Supercluster
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster continues to press ahead during the coronavirus pandemic, The Chronicle Herald reported. The public-private group formed in 2018 and is based in Atlantic Canada, with the goal of increasing Canada’s ocean economy by $14 billion and 3,000 new jobs over the next 10 years. CEO Kendra MacDonald said the goal is to build ocean enterprises to 3
Read moreVideo: Giant Squid in US Deepwater
A giant squid has been captured on video for only the second time ever. Researchers aboard the RV Point Sur were able to capture the creature in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. The giant squid is at least 3 to 3.7 m (10 to 12 ft.) in length. The video is courtesy of Edie Widder, who has previously written about the
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