Maritime Robotics has completed a live demonstration of a maritime autonomous drone swarm for the US Navy in the Trondheim Fjord, featuring multiple Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) operating in coordinated real-time formation to simulate maritime security scenarios.
One of the primary activities involved multiple vessels operating in a coordinated formation to simulate the protection of a mothership.
During the exercise, the Mariner USV carried out advanced seabed mapping, while the larger Mariner X demonstrated autonomous navigation and collision avoidance in dynamic conditions.
Smaller Otter units operated in the Trondheim harbour basin, where they carried out the deployment and recovery of an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV).
All operations were controlled from the company’s Remote Operations Center (ROC) at Brattørkaia in Trondheim. The demonstration relied on beyond-line-of-sight communication and sensor fusion to maintain real-time data feeds and monitoring.
The demonstration was streamed live to an international audience, with real-time data feeds including sonar (MBES), magnetometer data, and video shared throughout the demonstration.
Maritime Robotics is a member of the Ocean Autonomy Cluster, NORDSEC Nordic Defence and Security Cluster, and Maritimt Forum Midt-Norge, main partner for Testination – Test Arena for Maritime Operations in Trondheimsfjorden, as well as an incubator company in the FI Ocean Space Incubator, where the company works closely with a range of other companies across the cluster networks.
