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Drones to soar without GPS using unique fingerprint-inspired navigation tech

Read IEEE Spectrum's story on Advanced Navigation's collaboration with NILEQ technology.

21 November 2024

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Neuromorphic Camera Helps Drones Navigate Without GPS

Read IEEE Spectrum's story on Advanced Navigation's collaboration with NILEQ technology.

20 November 2024

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Advanced Navigation unveils new Certus Mini series with INS and AHRS

Read IEEE Spectrum's story on Advanced Navigation's collaboration with NILEQ technology.

26 September 2024

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Aussie GPS alternative firm Advanced Navigation wins big Hanwha contract

Read IEEE Spectrum's story on Advanced Navigation's collaboration with NILEQ technology.

11 September 2024

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Underwater view of HYDRUS autonomous drone
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IEEE Spectrum: Video Friday

Hydrus has been featured in IEEE Spectrum’s Video Friday robot round-up.

19 July 2024

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LogOn: Underwater Drone Helps Study Coral Reefs

Hydrus featured on Voice of America, highlighting its capability to use artificial intelligence to survey coral reefs.

25 June 2024

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Global Positioning for Local Nav Tech

Advanced Navigation speaks with Business News about its latest manufacturing efforts and future business outlook.

10 June 2024

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Perth-Made Drone Revolutionizes Underwater Exploration

Advanced Navigation’s micro AUV Hydrus has been featured on 9News Australia.

28 May 2024

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The Jamming-Resistant Navigation Systems Enabled by Photonic Chips

Photonics engineer Katherine Kinder discusses the critical capabilities of photonic chips in navigation systems.

1 May 2024

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Featured on CNN: Advanced Navigation’s Hydrus Uses AI to Study Coral Reefs
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Featured on CNN: Advanced Navigation’s Hydrus Uses AI to Study Coral Reefs

Speaking to CNN, Advanced Navigation explains how its underwater drone Hydrus uses artificial intelligence to study and map coral reefs.

20 April 2024

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Featured on CBS: Advanced Navigation’s Hydrus Studies Coral Reefs for Climate Change Effects
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Featured on CBS: Advanced Navigation’s Hydrus Studies Coral Reefs for Climate Change Effects

Speaking with CBS, Advanced Navigation highlights the underwater drone Hydrus’s ability to monitor coral reefs and study the effects of climate change.

10 April 2024

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Expedition Uses Small Underwater Drone to Discover 100-Year-Old Shipwreck
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Expedition Uses Small Underwater Drone to Discover 100-Year-Old Shipwreck

Hydrus uncovers a hundred-year-old shipwreck scattered across the seafloor off the coast of Western Australia in the Indian Ocean.

3 April 2024

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Drone Dives Deep to Uncover Ocean Secrets in Rottnest’s Ship Graveyard
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Drone Dives Deep to Uncover Ocean Secrets in Rottnest’s Ship Graveyard

Hydrus uncovers a hundred-year-old 64-meter shipwreck scattered across the seafloor along the treacherous depths of Rottnest Island’s ship graveyard.

2 April 2024

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This Drone Could be the Key to Learning More About our Oceans
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This Drone Could be the Key to Learning More About our Oceans

Hydrus makes underwater data capture more detailed and accessible.

26 March 2024

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Diminutive Deep Sea Drone Dives for Wrecks and Reefs
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Diminutive Deep Sea Drone Dives for Wrecks and Reefs

Hydrus explores the deep ocean to monitor Australia’s coral reefs and uncover shipwrecks.

11 March 2024

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Advanced Navigation awarded $1M grant for LiDAV research
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Advanced Navigation awarded $1M grant for LiDAV research

Advanced Navigation has been awarded AUD $1M under Round 15 of the Cooperative Research Centres Projects Grants to further develop its patented LiDAV technology.

14 February 2024

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Navigating the Rising Threat of Spoofing in Critical Industries
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Navigating the Rising Threat of Spoofing in Critical Industries

CEO and co-founder Xavier Orr’s take on how industries can shield themselves from this new emerging threat.

23 January 2024

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Advanced Navigation featured on Nine News’ CyberShack TV
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Advanced Navigation featured on Nine News’ CyberShack TV

Advanced Navigation appears on Nine News CyberShack TV program to talk about their new high-tech robotics manufacturing facility.

5 January 2024

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Advanced Navigation featured on 2GB – Life and Technology
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Advanced Navigation featured on 2GB – Life and Technology

Advanced Navigation’s Head of Production Karl Griggs chats with 2GB about the company’s high-tech robotics manufacturing facility. Interview starts at 06:30.

30 December 2023

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How Micro-AUVs Are Revolutionizing Ocean Exploration
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How Micro-AUVs Are Revolutionizing Ocean Exploration

In his feature article, CEO and co-founder Xavier Orr unpacks how micro-AUVs are representing a paradigm shift in ocean exploration.

21 November 2023

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For Autonomous Marine Navigation, ANN Bests Kalman Filter
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For Autonomous Marine Navigation, ANN Bests Kalman Filter

As Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) continue to refine, CEO and co-founder Xavier Orr discusses the advantages this technology has for marine navigation.

1 November 2023

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Moon-bound manufacturer says prestige projects help remedy skills shortages
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Moon-bound manufacturer says prestige projects help remedy skills shortages

CEO and co-founder Xavier Orr sat down with @AuManufacturing to discuss the company’s journey, the new robotics manufacturing facility at UTS Tech Lab, and the prospect of Australia’s manufacturing sector.

31 October 2023

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A Micro-AUV Set to Revolutionize Underwater Survey
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A Micro-AUV Set to Revolutionize Underwater Survey

Advanced Navigation’s Hydrus revolutionizes ocean exploration and underwater survey.

31 October 2023

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The new $3b robot factory shooting for the moon
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The new $3b robot factory shooting for the moon

Advanced Navigation opens a new high-tech robotics facility based out of UTS Tech Lab.

26 September 2023

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A Whale of a Time for Autonomous Tech Developers Testing at ReefWorks
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A Whale of a Time for Autonomous Tech Developers Testing at ReefWorks

Advanced Navigation successfully completes testing of Hydrus at ReefWorks, Australian Institute of Marine Science’s tropical marine technology test range.

8 September 2023

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India is on the Moon. The peacock has landed
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India is on the Moon. The peacock has landed

Advanced Navigation speaks to T-Minus Space Daily podcast about next-generation technologies for space exploration.

23 August 2023

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Cloud Ground Control, Robotics Australia Group team to grow national robotics industry
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Cloud Ground Control, Robotics Australia Group team to grow national robotics industry

Learn about Cloud Ground Control’s latest partnership with Robotics Australia Group.

14 August 2023

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Advanced Navigation showcases Hydrus on BBC
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Advanced Navigation showcases Hydrus on BBC

Advanced Navigation speaks to the BBC Click team to showcase Hydrus and how it can help us gain a better understanding of the oceans.

10 July 2023

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Moon Mission
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Moon Mission

Advanced Navigation speaks to 9News about its latest grant awarded by the Australian Space Agency and endeavors to explore the Moon.

9 July 2023

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Robotic Revolution
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Robotic Revolution

Advanced Navigation has been featured on 9News to showcase how autonomous systems are unlocking new potentials and impacting humanity for the better.

30 March 2023

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Australia’s Top 100 Young Entrepreneurs revealed
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Australia’s Top 100 Young Entrepreneurs revealed

Our CEOs and co-founders Xavier Orr and Chris Shaw have been featured in the Top 100 Young Entrepreneurs list, along with a number of inspiring entrepreneurs across Australia.

17 February 2023

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Patience pays off: How Xavier Orr’s AI research led to deals with Google, Apple, Airbus and more
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Patience pays off: How Xavier Orr’s AI research led to deals with Google, Apple, Airbus and more

At Business New Australia’s E2E Summit 2023, our CEO and co-founder Xavier Orr speaks about the journey of founding Advanced Navigation and the future of AI.

6 February 2023

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Really Deep Learning
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Really Deep Learning

BOSS Magazine delves into Advanced Navigation’s innovative technologies – from AI and neural networks to navigation in the open space and the deep blue.

2 February 2023

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Advanced Navigation paves the way for AI-driven positioning
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Advanced Navigation paves the way for AI-driven positioning

Advanced Navigation’s innovation is pushing the industry forward.

20 January 2023

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Advanced Navigation raises $108m in Series B
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Advanced Navigation raises $108m in Series B

Advanced Navigation’s latest Series B funding round has been featured on Ausbiz.

13 January 2023

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Plumb the Depths – Advanced Navigation Hydrus
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Plumb the Depths – Advanced Navigation Hydrus

Hydrus has proudly secured a place in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2022 list.

17 December 2022

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Smart Technology Leads the Way in New Navigation Solutions
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Smart Technology Leads the Way in New Navigation Solutions

Companies around the world have developed a variety of smart navigation solutions and services. Advanced Navigation’s GNSS compass and Subsonus have been highlighted as key players supporting seafarers in achieving safer and more accurate voyages.

15 December 2022

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Advanced Navigation wins Industry 4.0 Award
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Advanced Navigation wins Industry 4.0 Award

Advanced Navigation has won the Industry 4.0 category at the InnovationAus 2022 Awards for Excellence for its underwater autonomous drone innovation.

29 November 2022

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Home-drone heroes flying into future
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Home-drone heroes flying into future

Advanced Navigation joined hands with Dr. Catherine Ball in a grand mission to kick off the World of Drones and Robotics Global with a demonstration of our technology.

29 November 2022

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KKR backs Aussie robotics company in blockbuster $108m raise
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KKR backs Aussie robotics company in blockbuster $108m raise

Renowned US private equity fund KKR has joined the register of robotics and navigation technology company Advanced Navigation as part of a new $108 million funding round.

25 November 2022

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Advanced Navigation launches new digital FOG INS
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Advanced Navigation launches new digital FOG INS

Read the full story on Advanced Navigation’s new Boreas D70 in Unmanned Systems Technology.

7 November 2022

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Up, up and away: Advanced Navigation founders win top prize at Sydney Young Entrepreneur Awards
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Up, up and away: Advanced Navigation founders win top prize at Sydney Young Entrepreneur Awards

Advanced Navigation took out the most prestigious accolade as part of the 2022 Sydney Young Entrepreneur Awards.

7 November 2022

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CyberShack TV: Cloud Ground Control
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CyberShack TV: Cloud Ground Control

Cloud Ground Control was proudly featured on national news Channel 9, as part of the CyberShack TV segment.

10 October 2022

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How Hydrus is transforming the world of underwater drone technology
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How Hydrus is transforming the world of underwater drone technology

Advanced Navigation Mechanical Engineer Nikki Staltari chats about how adapting to an underwater environment required a significant change in her thinking.

5 October 2022

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Podcast: How Advanced Navigation lets spacecraft move safely
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Podcast: How Advanced Navigation lets spacecraft move safely

Xavier Orr chats with podcast host Adam Thorn on its latest innovations when it comes to navigating the lunar surface.

5 October 2022

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‘Autonomy revolution’ goes underwater and to the moon
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‘Autonomy revolution’ goes underwater and to the moon

Advanced Navigation shares its latest milestones including the first AI-based inertial navigation system, the first AI sonar system, and the release of Hydrus, a revolution in underwater robotics.

5 October 2022

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Advanced Navigation: A two-decade quest to revolutionize inertial navigation
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Advanced Navigation: A two-decade quest to revolutionize inertial navigation

Xavier Orr talks to us about the origins of developing alternatives to the Kalman filter. His intuition over 20 years ago is now the keystone of the Advanced Navigation mission – “Drive the autonomy revolution with AI-powered systems”.

12 September 2022

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Advanced Navigation is set to be the first Australian company to deploy technology to the Moon
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Advanced Navigation is set to be the first Australian company to deploy technology to the Moon

Speaking with 9News, Advanced Navigation co-founder and CEO Xavier Orr and Intuitive Machines CTO Dr. Tim Crain detailed the mission. By Mark Santomartino.

23 July 2022

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Advanced Navigation targets 2024 to become the first Australian firm on the moon
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Advanced Navigation targets 2024 to become the first Australian firm on the moon

AI robotics company Advanced Navigation is vying to be the first Australian company to reach the moon onboard NASA’s Artemis mission by 2024. By Brandon How.

13 July 2022

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Miniature undersea autonomous vessels, with Advanced Navigation
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Miniature undersea autonomous vessels, with Advanced Navigation

Peter Baker, subsea product manager, with Australia-based Advanced Navigation, called in from Sydney to talk about Hydrus. Presented by Rhode Island: the ocean state. Host: David Hirschman.

1 June 2022

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Advanced Navigation acquires ANU tech spin-out Vai Photonics
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Advanced Navigation acquires ANU tech spin-out Vai Photonics

Artificial intelligence robotics company Advanced Navigation is set to acquire ANU spin-out Vai Photonics, which is in talks with NASA to use its navigation technology on the next moon landing, in a deal worth up to $40 million.

4 May 2022

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Turnbull’s AI robotics bet taps investors for blockbuster raising
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Turnbull’s AI robotics bet taps investors for blockbuster raising

The company is tapping investors this month to raise between $80 million and $135 million and is expected to have no trouble getting the raise away. By Yolanda Redrup, Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Anthony Macdonald.

19 April 2022

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Australian company looks to revolutionise ocean exploration
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Australian company looks to revolutionize ocean exploration

We used to see drones in the sky, but now they are underwater. A group of Australian engineers is designing the devices to study and protect the nation’s reefs and more. By Mark Santomartino.

16 April 2022

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Advanced Navigation launches underwater drone, Hydrus
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Advanced Navigation launches underwater drone, Hydrus

In Sunday’s segment on Sky News Australia, Image Matrix Tech looked at an Australian-designed and built underwater drone. By Weekend Edition with Tim Gilbert.

8 April 2022

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Australia’s Advanced Navigation launches Hydrus underwater drone
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Australia’s Advanced Navigation launches Hydrus underwater drone

Meet Hydrus, an Australian-developed small fully autonomous underwater drone that combs oceans at up to 3000 meters below the surface. By Chris Griffith.

1 April 2022

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Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull Appointed to Advanced Navigation Board of Directors
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Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull Appointed to Advanced Navigation Board of Directors

Malcolm Turnbull will help accelerate the company’s expansion across their global markets.

2 August 2021

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