Drop Two Trials are now being planned for the beginning of this year with the project on target to be completed in March 2021.
It is part of the Autonomous Aquatic Inspection and Intervention (A2I2) collaborative R&D project supported by Innovate UK under the Industrial Strategy Research Fund.
The A2I2 consortium, led by Rovco, is developing various world-leading technology for use across multiple sectors, including offshore wind, nuclear, oil and gas, and other industries, which aims to improve safety by reducing risks when working in challenging and hazardous environments.
Forth, Rovco, D-RisQ, the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), Thales UK and The University of Manchester, have been developing autonomous underwater systems as part of a cross-cutting programme, which brings together expertise from multiple industries and academia.