We are halfway through the current decade, a five-year stretch that has seen extraordinary technical breakthroughs in the world of marine robotics. Historically, I suspect the incumbent generation of technologists has always laid claim to pushing the boundaries far beyond what those before considered possible, but these are, as overused as the term has become, unprecedented times for the ocean industry.
Few names are as synonymous with Uncrewed Vehicles & Marine Robotics than SeaRobotics. The Florida-based outfit passed a major milestone in 2024, one which few can lay claim to: a quarter of a century of designing and manufacturing ASVs. We sat down with SeaRobotics President Don Darling to get his take on the burgeoning ASV industry and what the future holds.
The market for uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) is booming. A recent report published by Allied Market Research suggests that the global market for USVs in 2022 generated $0.92 billion and is anticipated to generate $2.7 billion by 2032—that is a staggering CAGR of 11.5% over the next decade.
SeaRobotics Corporation (SeaRobotics), a leading developer of marine robotics and autonomous systems, today announced the company’s successful ISO 9001:2015 certification of its quality management system (QMS). ISO 9001:2015 is a globally recognized quality management standard developed and published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which sets the criteria for which large or small companies, regardless of the primary field of activity, should comply to implement and maintain a quality management system (QMS).
The ocean is a complex landscape described by multidisciplinary means—chemical, biological, geological, etc. How the ocean functions and supports ecosystem services can be impacted by internal and external forces. Sea surface temperatures, ocean circulation, nutrient pollution, and ocean acidification are some of the more recent highlighted issues the ocean is facing.
How to mitigate against the spread of Invasive Aquatic Species (IAS) remains one of the most complex and pressing challenges in the marine domain. So much so, in fact, that the United Nations Environmental Programme considers the growing prevalence of these so called “marine invasions” as one of the four greatest threats to marine and coastal ecosystems.
