Nauticus Robotics signs master services agreement with Advanced Ocean Systems

Nauticus Robotics, Inc., says that it has entered into a master services agreement with Advanced Ocean Systems, Inc. (AOS), a Florida-based business offering autonomous and remote systems development and integration capabilities.

The agreement is structured around an ongoing, multi-year commitment that is expected to see the two organizations collaborate on a range of projects designed to accelerate the integration of subsea robotics and autonomous systems, delivering new efficiencies to offshore industry operations.

Under the agreement, Nauticus and AOS say they plan to blend their engineering expertise and technical capabilities to address maritime autonomy opportunities. Each company has experience working with autonomous and remote systems—hardware and software—for deployment on and below the surface, including in ultra-deepwater subsea environments.

Immediate discussions include plans to use AOS’s test lake facility in Stuart, Florida, where they intend to begin a series of trials with Nauticus’ autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), Aquanaut. 

In addition to advancing Aquanaut’s overall operating parameters, plans are underway to explore the best way to integrate the AUV into a broader collaborative ecosystem of unmanned assets, including uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) of various form and functions, to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness in the execution of subsea tasks.