GoldDog83
2 months ago
Latest News on $KITT
Should be getting a huge update soon on the testing of Nauticus' flagship robot, the Aquanaut.
They also have contracts lined up with major oil and gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico.
Huge Money$$
Nauticus Robotics Raises $12M in Funding to Execute 2024 Goals, including Industry-changing 'Augmented Autonomy' for Subsea Robots
PR Newswire
HOUSTON, Feb. 5, 2024
HOUSTON, Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nauticus Robotics (NASDAQ: KITT), a leading developer of subsea robots and software, announces securing over $12M net today, part of a second tranche of investment.
The new investment will expedite certification of Nauticus' flagship robot, the Aquanaut, which facilitates the transformation of tethered ROV operations to fully autonomous operations. It is expected to perform numerous tasks in water depths ranging from 200 - 2000+ meters during February in preparation for an inaugural job inspecting a deep-water production facility of a major oil and gas company in the Gulf of Mexico.
The new investment comes only weeks after the company announced a change in leadership, including a new CEO, CFO and lead General Counsel.
Since becoming the President of Nauticus in October, John Gibson has been assessing the go-to-market strategy and said "the market sees our potential and supports our vision of delivering full autonomy to subsea operations -- however, the diffusion rate of our solutions requires a significant shift from the current paradigm of human operations to autonomous operations. To eliminate the inertia to change, we recast our vision. We realized the fastest path to full autonomy would be through the deployment of 'tethered/augmented autonomy.' This allows the customer and operators to retain the ability to intervene while simultaneously allowing Nauticus to gather the operational data needed to train our fully autonomous solutions for the future."
This is possible because our software architecture is platform independent and can be used on all subsurface vehicles and has already been deployed on several competitor vehicles for defense-related work. This enables the company to become a multi-platform operating system for a vast array of vehicles already deployed. The forecasted efficiency improvements for existing platforms using 'tethered autonomy' will exceed 20%, while simultaneously reducing emissions and increasing safety for all subsea robots.
"What Nauticus has planned can truly revolutionize the entire industry -- and I don't use that term lightly. We can now normalize performance of ROV operators because you will no longer have disparities between skill levels of employees. This obviously provides substantial safeguards to any company using this technology" said Sean Halpin, Head of Autonomous Solutions.
"We are creating a win-win situation for ROV operators. We are not asking them to give up complete control. These robots are not replacing jobs, but instead are making them both easier and more reliable", said Chuck Claunch, Co-head of Software Solutions.
"It's not dissimilar to when pilots first needed to adjust to automation in the airline industry -- they didn't lose their jobs -- they gained more reliable support to enjoy them," said Paul Dinh, Co-head of Software Solutions.
The board added that while they are investing heavily into commercialization, they are also actively working to minimize G&A costs. Changes to align board cost with the current forecast are underway.
In addition, the board has retained Piper Sandler & Co. to assist in the evaluation of strategic options to maximize shareholder value and the acquisition of 3D At Depth.
Media Contact:
Narwhal Media Group
Jennifer Gooding
jgooding@narwhalmediagroup.com
subslover
10 months ago
NEWS
Nauticus is Contracted by Petrobras to Develop and Test the AUV Aquanaut in Brazil
-Contract Leads to Potential Market worth over $100 Million Per Year--Expands Nauticus’ International Presence to South America-
HOUSTON, June 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nauticus Robotics, Inc. (“Nauticus” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: KITT), a developer of autonomous robots using artificial intelligence for data collection and intervention services for the ocean industries, today announced that it has been awarded a contract with Petrobras (NYSE: PBR), one of the world’s largest energy companies, to deploy Aquanaut, the Company’s autonomous subsea robot, to support Petrobras’ offshore activities.
Petrobras has ramped up efforts recently in robotics and artificial intelligence and is pioneering their application to the offshore sectors. Toward that end, this relevant contract was competitively awarded to Nauticus and will utilize Aquanaut in Petrobras’ Deepwater Production Field using supervised autonomy for infield inspection services. The contract consists of approximately two months of subsea inspection time and is one of the largest awarded contracts of its kind to date worldwide. Nauticus' success in winning this initial award places it as a relevant player for potential subsequent contracts that Petrobras estimates to be carried out and expands Nauticus’ growing international presence to South America with a leading operator.
Over the past several years, Nauticus has been developing a library of autonomous behaviors based on the latest techniques in machine learning and artificial intelligence, which enable its subsea robots to learn and adapt to the dynamic conditions of working underwater. The fully electric Aquanaut carries an array of multi-spectral perception sensors that allow the robot to detect, classify, inspect, and act upon subsea infrastructure using its pair of manipulators without direct operator control. This method provides significant cost and greenhouse gas emissions reductions over conventional methods.
“A contract with another worldwide leading operator for Nauticus speaks to the state-of-the-art technologies of our autonomous robots as we further penetrate the global markets,” said Nicolaus Radford, CEO of Nauticus. “The market opportunity for Nauticus in offshore Brazil is significant, as it is one of the world's most active offshore energy basins; we are pleased to enter this market through a world class operator. We competed through a rigorous tender process with many well-respected industry competitors to earn this business with Petrobras and eagerly await the deployment of our assets to validate our capabilities. We continue to build our robust pipeline of opportunities, giving us confidence to execute on our mission and deliver long-term value to shareholders.”
Petrobras is one of the world's largest and most active offshore operators, managing 57 platforms, ten thousand miles of oil and gas pipelines, and producing 2.6 million barrels of oil equivalent per day.
About Nauticus
Nauticus Robotics, Inc. is a developer of ocean robots and artificial intelligence for autonomous services to the marine industries. Nauticus’ robotic systems and services are delivered to commercial and government-facing customers through a Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) business model and direct product sales for both hardware platforms and software licenses. Besides a standalone service offering and products, Nauticus’ approach to ocean robotics has also resulted in the development of a range of technology products for retrofitting/upgrading legacy systems and other third-party vehicle platforms. Nauticus provides customers with the necessary data collection, analytics, and subsea manipulation capabilities to support and maintain assets while reducing their operational footprint, operating cost, and greenhouse gas emissions to improve offshore health, safety, and environmental exposure.
About Petrobras
Petrobras is a Brazilian company and one of the largest producers of oil and gas in the world, primarily engaged in exploration and production, refining, energy generation and trading. Petrobras has expertise in deepwater and ultra-deepwater exploration and production as a result of nearly 50 years of development of the Brazilian offshore basins, making it the world leader in this segment. It is our priority to operate at low cost and with a low carbon footprint, reinforcing our commitment to sustainable development.
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