The US Navy and General Services Administration (GSA) have increased the ceiling value of a contract with Gecko Robotics to $300 million, up from an initial $71 million awarded six months ago, to support wider deployment of robotic inspection technology across the fleet.
Gecko says its technology can reduce structural inspection times from months to days and save up to $8 million in repair costs per ship by identifying defects earlier, allowing maintenance teams to plan work before vessels enter drydock.
The expanded contract will support deployment of the company’s robotic systems and AI-powered data analysis across US Navy vessels and submarines. Its Komodo system scans through thick, non-skid deck coatings without removing or damaging them, producing deck-wide maps of corrosion and material thickness to help pinpoint areas requiring attention before maintenance begins.
The company also uses wall-climbing robots, drones and fixed sensors to collect structural data on hulls, decks, welds and other components. Its AI software processes the information to create models of asset condition and identify existing or developing structural issues.
“With savings of millions of dollars per ship, months of inspections turning into days and warships returning to sea faster, the US Navy is demonstrating to the world how to deploy technology at scale,” said Jake Loosararian, Co-founder and CEO of Gecko Robotics.
