Marine News | Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/marine Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:50:58 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-Favicon-1-e1705495184773-32x32.png Marine News | Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/marine 32 32 Nauticus to establish UAE offshore robotics services hub https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/international/mea-news/nauticus-to-establish-uae-offshore-robotics-services-hub.html Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:49:39 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=29022 Autonomous subsea robotics and software solutions developer Nauticus Robotics, Inc. has signed an agreement for an investment of up to US$50m (c. £36m) with Master Investment Group. Under the proposed [...]

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]]> Robotics & Automation in review 2025: the stories, signals and shifts that shaped the year https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/robotics-automation-in-review-2025-the-stories-signals-and-shifts-that-shaped-the-year.html Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:16:59 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=28826 If 2024 was the year robotics and automation proved it could scale, 2025 was the year the conversation moved on to how it scales: skills, integration, capital, regulation and measurable [...]

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]]> UK technology secretary announces £9.7m for university-industry deal-flow https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/funding/uk-technology-secretary-announces-9-7m-for-university-industry-deal-flow.html Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:17:29 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=28178 The UK government has pledged £9.7m for the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) through 2029 to accelerate commercialisation of research, including in robotics and AI, technology secretary Peter [...]

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]]> Nauticus Robotics set to buy SeaTrepid International https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/autonomous-vehicles/nauticus-robotics-set-to-buy-seatrepid-international.html Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:02:53 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=27056 Autonomous subsea robotics and software provider Nauticus Robotics has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the assets and business of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) provider SeaTrepid International. Nauticus [...]

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]]> Saronic Technologies secures US$600m in Series C funding to advance maritime autonomy https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/defence/saronic-technologies-secures-us600m-in-series-c-funding-to-advance-maritime-autonomy.html Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:12:15 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=26899 Saronic Technologies has raised US$600m in its Series C funding round, bringing the company’s valuation to US$4bn. The round, which was led by Elad Gil, marks a significant step in [...]

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]]> International Longshoremen’s Association continues its fight against job losses https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/marine/international-longshoremens-association-continues-its-fight-against-job-losses.html Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:58:17 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=26405 The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) is facing a critical challenge in its ongoing negotiations with ocean carriers and employers over the future of automation in the shipping industry. The focus [...]

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]]> Beam releases AI-powered underwater offshore inspection drone https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/offshore/beam-releases-ai-powered-underwater-offshore-inspection-drone.html Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:01:25 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=26188 High-technology offshore wind services provider Beam has released its autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), which is driven by AI. The AUV, which is called Scout, has autonomous capabilities that allow it [...]

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]]> Beam deploys AI-driven autonomous underwater vehicle https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/video/beam-deploys-ai-driven-autonomous-underwater-vehicle.html Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:39:45 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=25672 Offshore wind services provider Beam has deployed an autonomous underwater vehicle controlled by artificial intelligence (AI). The technology has already been used to inspect jacket structures on Seagreen wind farm, [...]

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]]> UK’s first ferry automated smart gates introduced on Wightlink route https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/marine/uks-first-ferry-automated-smart-gates-introduced-on-wightlink-route.html Mon, 09 Sep 2024 10:41:11 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=25486 The UK ferry industry’s first automated ticket gates have been installed on operator Wightlink’s foot passenger route between Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier Head. The investment is aimed at making [...]

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]]> NASA robots measure polar ice shelf melt from below https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/marine/nasa-robots-measure-polar-ice-shelf-melt-from-below.html Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:17:42 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=25426 NASA has announced that it is developing autonomous robots that can attach themselves to the underside of polar ice and measure the rate of ice shelf melt. The IceNode project [...]

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