Open Ocean Robotics – Understanding our Oceans

A cleantech solution to collecting ocean data

Solar powered autonomous boats providing real time information to protect our oceans.

Our oceans are full of information. Information that can protect at-risk whale species, allow ships to voyage more fuel-efficient routes, crack down on illegal fishing, and enable us to better understand the impacts of climate change. Our USVs (Uncrewed or Unmanned Surface Vehicles) are equipped with sensors, cameras and communication devices so that we can capture information from anywhere on the ocean and have instant access to it. Harvesting energy from the sun, our boats travel nonstop for months, without producing any greenhouse gas emissions, noise pollution or risk of oil spills. USVs are an essential component to creating a digital ocean, an Internet of Things for the sea, where we finally begin to understand some of the most mysterious regions of our planet.

Let us collect your data

We provide complete mission services, operating the USVs, collecting the data that you need and delivering it when you need it. Our team will help you plan the mission and execute it from start to finish.

Collaborate on a Mission

We’ll work with you to ensure that you have the sensors you need for your data collection missions.

How We Make a Difference

IMPROVE SHIP FUEL EFFICIENCY

Boats produce 1000 megaton of greenhouse gas emissions every year, more than all of Canada emits.

By helping ships plot more fuel-efficient routes using real-time information on ocean conditions, ships can conserve fuel and reduce emissions.

REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Taking one offshore research vessel off the ocean for a week is like taking 100 cars off the road for a year.

Our autonomous boats can replace or augment vessels that use sensors or cameras to observe, protect and understand the ocean, reducing the need for traditional fuel consuming vessels.

CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGAL FISHING

Illegal fishing accounts for 20% of all wild fish caught, earning poachers $30 billion a year.

Our USVs can patrol the ocean, safeguard Marine Protected Areas and facilitate the capture of illegally operating vessels.

DETECT AND CLEAN UP OIL SPILLS

700 million litres of oil enters the ocean every year through boat spills, leaks and intentional discharges.

Our ASVs (Autonomous Surface Vehicle) can monitor for oil spills, detect intentional dumping and aid in the clean up effort.

UNDERSTAND CLIMATE CHANGE

Oceans bear the brunt of climate change, causing acidification, sea level increases, and changes in temperature and currents, which impacts the health of marine species, ecosystems, and our coastal communities.

Our autonomous boats can measure the changes in our ocean so we can better understand how we can respond.

SAFEGUARD THE ARCTIC

Melting Arctic sea ice has tripled traffic in the north over the last 25 years yet only 1 per cent of the Canadian Arctic is charted to modern standards.

Our USVs provide a cost-effective method to map the Arctic to reduce the risks of ships running aground and observation in remote regions to expedite response time.