The MBARI LRAUV is an innovative, field-ready autonomous robot that can be launched from a ship or from shore. It has an ultra-low power transit mode that enables shore-based operations with a range of more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles).
The MBARI LRAUV has more than 40,000 hours of sea time and has demonstrated remarkable mission capabilities, from sampling the genetic fingerprints of marine life to monitoring harmful algal blooms to detecting and mapping oil spills.
Under its Autonomous and Undersea Systems Division, Saab will transition the MBARI LRAUV to commercial production offering this product for global sales for the oceanographic research, commercial, and military markets.
The LRAUV is about two meters (6.6 feet) long, 30 centimeters (12 inches) in diameter, and weighs 110 kilograms (242.5 pounds). It is capable of larger, more powerful payloads and can operate in higher currents than oceanographic buoyancy-driven gliders. The LRAUV can be outfitted with a variety of payloads, including microbial sampling, bioluminescence, active bio-acoustic imaging, water sampling, plankton imaging, and multibeam mapping.
Licensing the LRAUV technology to Saab, Inc. for commercial production brings us closer to MBARI's vision for an autonomous future for ocean exploration.
Source: oceanroboticsplanet.com
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