ARMADA Marine Robotics has won a Marine Technology Initiative Award from the Consortium for Marine Robotics at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

This award includes membership in the Consortium’s D’Works and will enable ARMADA to rapidly develop prototypes of its asymmetric propulsion for autonomous underwater vehicles. This novel technology provides both propulsion and low-speed maneuvering using a single electric motor.  This eliminates the need for fins and additional motors, thereby reducing weight, drag, complexity, and cost. This is a major advancement in the ability of a single unmanned underwater vehicle to conduct both rapid large area surveys and low-speed inspections at close range with a high degree of maneuverability not available in existing platforms. 

Rusty Warren, CEO of ARMADA, said “This award recognizes the potential of asymmetric propulsion and helps ARMADA to take it to the next level. Our next major goal is to make a commercial prototype that will be tested by potential customers. These tests will give us the real-world feedback we need to proceed with our business plan to design a system that revolutionizes how the world propels underwater vehicles.” 

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