Hydrus

At the forefront of this new age are AI-driven underwater drones like Advanced Navigation’s Hydrus. Designed as dual use for both defense and civilian applications, Hydrus excels in gathering underwater intelligence. These range from change monitoring, vessel maintenance and mine detection.

Australia, April 2024 – Advanced Navigation, a global leader in AI robotics and navigation technology, is bringing humans closer to the ocean like never before – starting with a drone.

Oil rigs, those formidable structures used for extracting crude oil and natural gas from beneath the ocean floor, face an intriguing dilemma when they reach the end of their productive life. In accordance with international law, governments typically require retired oil rigs be treated as maritime waste and removed. However, there is a growing interest in repurposing them as artificial reefs.

In October 2023, Advanced Navigation deployed its micro-autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Hydrus off Rottnest Island, Western Australia. The purpose of the mission was to capture high-quality still imagery and 4K video, for the purposes of benthic inspection and 3D photogrammetry reconstruction.

Hydrus is revolutionizing the aquaculture industry by offering cost-effective and sustainable solutions for monitoring seabed health.

Underwater drone Hydrus completes successful simulation to identify hazards in tropical waters with Australian Institute of Marine Science.

Australia, April 2023 – Advanced Navigation, the world’s most determined innovator in artificial intelligence (AI) for robotic and navigation technologies, is announcing the largest subsea robotics centre in Australia, located in Balcatta, Western Australia (WA).

Acoustic signaling is a method of using sound as a means of wireless underwater communications. Acoustics are used because radio waves, light waves and satellite signals cannot travel through water for any useful distance because of signal attenuation (reduction in amplitude) due to water density.

Peter Baker of Advanced Navigation shares some insights into the development and technology behind Hydrus – a micro-autonomous underwater vehicle (micro-AUV) that is revolutionizing the underwater drone industry.

Hydrus (AUV), a fully autonomous subsea drone, will revolutionize undersea research, survey and exploration by making data capture simple and accessible.