Austal Australia and Greenroom Robotics have established a strategic commercial partnership following the completion of the Patrol Boat Autonomy Trial (PBAT).
The partnership is based on the successful relationship established through the PBAT effort.
“The Patrol Boat Autonomy Trial highlighted Austal and Greenroom Robotics’ respective expertise in naval platform integration, and navigation and situational awareness systems technology to demonstrate a reliable, remote and autonomous-capable vessel," said Austal Australia's Chief Technology Officer, Dr Glenn Callow.
“This Agreement enables Austal and Greenroom Robotics to continue working together, build upon the valuable lessons learned from PBAT and develop practical remote and autonomous solutions that may be applied to any watercraft designed or built by Austal."
Greenroom Robotics provided their Greenroom Robotics Advanced Maritime Autonomy (GAMA) software to the effort which drove the boat while Austal's Marinelink managed its systems.
"GAMA worked seamlessly with Austal’s proven platform management system, MARINELINK, to offer reliable and safe operation of the 57-metre patrol boat, including collision avoidance exercises that demonstrated the capability of the platform," said Greenroom Robotics' Chief Technology Officer Harry Hubbert.
“We’re excited to be continuing our close collaboration with Austal to further develop fully integrated remote and autonomous technologies and explore new opportunities for optionally crewed vessels that ultimately may contribute to meeting AUKUS Pillar 2 objectives," Hubbert added.