Advanced Navigation’s subsea robotics in

Wa

Advanced Navigation has opened the largest subsea robotics facility in Australia, located in Balcatta, Western Australia (WA).

The high-tech manufacturing and R&D facility will accelerate the production of the company’s revolutionary underwater technologies, including its autonomous underwater robot, Hydrus.

The new subsea centre will help Advanced Navigation meet the growing demand for high-grade underwater data, bringing new and existing solutions to market far more quickly and efficiently.

The goal is to grow its subsea team threefold, and the company is confident this investment will deepen and advance its understanding of the oceans.

The subsea centre is located on a massive 5.5 acre site. The facility is split between development and manufacturing for high volume production and continued research and expansion of subsea navigation and robotics technologies. This includes the growth of its underwater artificial intelligence division.

The new centre also includes full testing facilities with several marine simulation environments to ensure reliable performance and the highest quality production.

Advanced Navigation’s break-through underwater navigation and robotic technologies are utilised across the blue economy, supporting research, aquaculture, offshore renewable energy, transportation, surveillance, biotechnology and high-tech services.

The company’s recent autonomous underwater robot Hydrus continues to revolutionise undersea research, survey and exploration by making data capture far simpler and vastly more accessible.

The subsea centre is just one of several investments made by Advanced Navigation as it continues to expand its global reach and capabilities. The company has established headquarters in Sydney with research centres throughout Australia, including Brisbane for aerial drone technology, Canberra for photonic and laser technology and Newcastle for quantum sensing.

In addition to novel autonomous subsea robotics, Advanced Navigation delivers AIenhanced navigation technologies for land, sea, air and space applications. The company is committed to developing innovative products and systems that will be catalysts of the autonomy revolution.