Kraken Robotics SeaScout System Showcased in U.S. Navy Exercise

Kraken Robotics Inc. and ThayerMahan Inc. successfully demonstrated Kraken's SeaScout® Expeditionary Seabed Mapping and Intelligence System during the U.S. Navy's Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) in Newport, Rhode Island, in September 2018. This marked the first at-sea test and evaluation since the companies entered into a strategic alliance in February 2018.

The SeaScout system is designed for seabed mapping and intelligence gathering. During the exercise, it reportedly demonstrated "superior resolution and range relative to competing systems costing many times more." The system also provided live streaming of target detection results to remote maritime operations centers and offered good area coverage rates with ease of operation.

ThayerMahan CEO Michael Connor highlighted the system's compelling price and performance advantage. Kraken President and CEO Karl Kenny stated that the alliance increases product awareness within the U.S. Navy and opens new revenue opportunities.

The SeaScout system incorporates Kraken's KATFISH™ sonar and TENTACLE® winch. It can be rapidly integrated and deployed on various vessels of opportunity and fits within a 20-foot ISO shipping container. The system also allows for cloud-based data analytics using machine learning for automated change detection on the seabed.