Integrated Autonomous & Remote Systems for the Ocean Industry

Advancements in oceanographic technologies are transforming the way that we work at sea, and these advancements are taking place at an unprecedented rate. Domestic and foreign governments will utilize fully integrated unmanned and autonomous technologies to secure global oceans and local borders, the commercial industry has adopted many advanced ocean technologies to reduce its carbon footprint while searching for natural resources, and scientific and research institutions are adopting new technologies that are revolutionizing the way that our global oceans are studied.

FORGING ALLIANCES

Advanced Ocean Systems, Inc. (AOS) was formed to respond to the demand for full-system solutions by leveraging the combined technology, products, services, and infrastructure of its group companies—Okeanus Science & Technology (OST) and SeaRobotics Corporation (SRC). OST and SRC are industry leaders in the design, development, and deployment of unmanned vehicles, oceanographic handling systems, deck systems, and autonomy and software services. Together, these companies provide the ocean industry with a unique capability to develop and deliver autonomous and remote systems, including advanced deck systems for the growing fleet of ASVs and USVs around the world.

OST was formed in 2013 with the oceanographic professional in mind. Initially providing hard to find oceanographic gear and making it available to the global markets for rental. With the acquisitions of Sound Ocean Systems, Inc. (SOSI) in 2016 and DT Marine Products, Inc. (DT) in 2017, Okeanus has become a leading provider of standard and advanced marine winches, A-Frames, and launch and recovery systems (LARS). The Okeanus team is currently working on numerous manned and autonomous deck systems for government and defense, commercial, and scientific & research clients across the globe. Rugged, Reliable and Proven deck systems, now benefiting from advanced autonomous technologies from SCR.

UNMANNED TECHNOLOGY

SRC has been developing and delivering unmanned marine technology for over two decades and brings an extensive catalog of standard and custom-built products serving a wide variety of customers—from oceanographic / scientific surveys to the Department of Defense. SRC’s in-house design and manufacturing teams have delivered numerous solutions to its clients and is currently working on a variety of unmanned developments for government, defense, energy, and scientific research clients worldwide. SRC was recently awarded a contract to supply a custom long-endurance ASV to Canada’s Marine Institute and has recently delivered several ASVs to the United States Research Laboratory.

The AOS Group of companies offer systems engineering and development, integration and testing, an extensive line of standard products, and a comprehensive fleet of rental systems to the ocean industry. Specializing in autonomous, automated, and remote technologies for the government, defense, energy, academic and scientific markets, the group offers an extensive line of oceanographic winches, advanced deck systems, launch and recovery systems, ASV’s, USV’s and advanced survey systems for purchase or rental.

This story was originally featured in ON&T Magazine's February 2022 issue. Click here to read more.