Margo Newcombe Joins VideoRay as Marketing VP
Underwater robotic systems company VideoRay announced it has hired Margo Newcombe as vice president, marketing and partner programs.Newcombe brings more than 25 years of marine industry experience to the position, having directed marketing, communications and customer development programs for many of the industry’s leading underwater and subsea technology companies.In this role, Newcombe is developing and implementing marketing strategy and global initiatives across multiple channels and platforms to drive demand for VideoRay’s growing line of Mission Specialist ROVs. She is also responsible
VideoRay Hires Holtz as Director of Product and Innovation
Underwater robotic systems company VideoRay announced it has hired U.S. Navy veteran Todd Holtz as its new director of product and innovation.Holtz will play a key role in developing new underwater robotic systems, expanding payloads, enhancing testing and quality control processes and optimizing new technologies for production, VideoRay said.Holtz served in the U.S. Navy as a Machinery Repairman Second Class (E-5). During that time, he supervised lathe and computer numerical control departments and repaired mechanical systems to support the Navy’s surface and subsurface fleet.Since his service
VideoRay Hires Wirstrom as Business Development VP
Underwater robotic systems company VideoRay announced it has hired U.S. Navy veteran Eric Wirstrom as the company’s new Vice President of Business Development to drive growth in the commercial and defense sectors.Initially, Wirstrom will focus on VideoRay’s performance in its Maritime Expeditionary Standoff Response (MESR) program of record for the U.S. Navy. The Navy has standardized on Mission Specialist Defender systems, and is gearing up to purchase them in higher quantities. Wirstrom will also work with VideoRay’s government and defense business team to continue to introduce
@ SAMS, Science + Autonomy = Answers
, using a novel, hyperspectral infrared camera on a UAV. We look forward to learning more and telling you about it.The SAMS’ fleet:- Three Seagliders 1K (Talisker, Ardbeg and Corryvreckan) – owned by SAMS.- SAMS also use other gliders owned by the Marine Autonomous and Robotic Systems MARS, there are ~30 in the national pool)- 1 Remus 600 AUV – owned by SAMS- 1 Gavia Offshore Surveyor AUV – owned by MARS- 2 EcoSub AUVs – owned by SAMS- 1 Mojave ROV – owned by MARS- 1 Deep Trekker ROV – owned by SAMSGliders have
Kraken Appoints Dillon as Chief Scientist
Kraken Robotics Inc. announced that Dr. Jeremy Dillon has joined Kraken’s wholly owned subsidiary, Kraken Robotic Systems Inc. as Chief Scientist.Dr. Dillon has 20 years of experience in research and development with a background in signal processing and mathematics. As an original member of Kraken's Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) team, he developed the signal processing algorithms for the AquaPix SAS imaging and bathymetry software. He also invented Kraken’s AquaTrak Correlation Velocity Log, participated in numerous sea trials and was the principal investigator for a multi-year DRDC
Saab Seaeye Invests in Engineers
Manufacturer of electric underwater robotic systems Saab Seaeye has launched a recruitment drive to find software and electrical engineers at all levels, including senior engineering management, for its Fareham, Portsmouth, Head Office and manufacturing base. According to the company, the increased investment comes as rapid advances in miniaturization and control architecture are creating smaller, smarter robotic systems that are more agile, more powerful and are bringing advanced technology and efficiencies to an ever widening range of complex tasks across many different market sectors.
Sonardyne Appoints Tena as Global Business Manager
Subsea technology company Sonardyne International Ltd. UK, has announced the appointment of Ioseba (Joe) Tena as its new Global Business Manager for Marine Robotic Systems. Tena joins Sonardyne with immediate effect and brings with him more than 20 years of experience working with marine robotic systems, most recently at SeeByte. Early in his career Tena worked with marine robots as a Research Associate at Heriot-Watt University. His PhD was completed in 2001 and focused on navigating Autonomous Underwater Vehicles using imaging sonars. The following year, Tena became part of the original
EC Pumps €7.5 Mln into the Maritime Sector
students and recent postgraduates team up with experienced tutors from the local business community and the public sector to address maritime and marine issues. This could mean, for example, developing new technologies to eliminate marine litter like microplastics or nanomaterials; building unmanned robotic systems to discover and protect underwater cultural heritage; or finding out how marine micro-organisms can be used to break down hazardous substances. Under the Blue Technology call, the Commission is putting up a total of €2.52 million to encourage public-private partnerships that will support
Robot School Opens, Addresses Environmental Challenges
The National Oceanography Center (NOC) is a partner in a new $3.8m Center for Doctoral Training in the use of 'robotic' systems for environmental sciences. The NOC component of the center will focus on innovative marine robotics and sensors, which can be used to address key scientific challenges such as; climate change, deep-sea exploration, and identification of biodiversity ‘hotspots’. The fleet of marine robots based at the NOC has recently developed into one of the most advanced in the world. This project is being led by the University of Southampton, and also involves the
Hydroid Hires New VP of Engineering
Aerospace Systems (UTAS), where he held enterprise-wide responsibility for component and system design, research and development, process excellence, organizational management and program execution. Prior to UTAS, Becz was head of global R&D for Lenze S.E., a developer of automation and robotic systems for industrial applications. Becz holds a B.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the University of Connecticut, respectively, and is a licensed Professional Engineer. He has performed original research in fluid mechanics and hydrodynamics, complex systems
