VideoRay, the producer of the Mission Specialist Defender robotic not too long ago chosen by the US Navy for underwater mine detection and disposal, mentioned Wednesday it had acquired Blue Ring Imaging, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based innovator in 3D visualization, multi-view notion, and simulation for unmanned methods.
Based on VideoRay, Blue Ring Imaging, recognized for its OctoView blended actuality software program and OctoCAM multi-view 360°digicam, will enhance situational consciousness and object detection capabilities of the Defender.
“Blue Ring Imaging already boasts a powerful shopper checklist, together with the US Navy’s PMS 408, Workplace of Naval Analysis (ONR), Navy RDSA, OceanX, and Monterey Bay Aquarium Analysis Institute (MBARI). These prospects will profit from the drastically enhanced sources made accessible by the VideoRay acquisition,” VideoRay mentioned.
“With over 4,000 automobiles delivered worldwide, VideoRay has amassed unmatched expertise within the design and manufacture of subsea robots. Their latest Mission Specialist methods ship the ability and performance anticipated from bigger, costlier methods right into a modular, one-man deployable footprint, considerably decreasing operational prices whereas streamlining logistics,” the compan mentioned.
VideoRay mentioned it woiuld incorporate Blue Ring’s experience in synthetic intelligence (AI), autonomy, augmented actuality/digital actuality (AR/VR), 3D visualization and reconstruction, simulation, and man-machine teaming, permitting automobiles to conduct missions extra autonomously and successfully. This superior expertise will in lots of circumstances get rid of the necessity for skilled operators, whereas saving money and time, the corporate mentioned.
Chris Gibson, CEO of VideoRay, shares: “VideoRay is raring to faucet into Blue Ring Imaging’s spectacular capabilities. These applied sciences align completely with VideoRay’s dedication to pushing the boundaries of underwater operations with man-portable robots and fostering efficient collaboration between people and machines. VideoRay will use Blue Ring’s expertise and experience to remodel the best way operators work together with and management their unmanned automobiles.”
Casey Sapp, CEO of Blue Ring Imaging, reviews: “Blue Ring is worked up in regards to the acquisition and the work forward. Underneath VideoRay, we not solely have the possibility to supply a best-in-class operator expertise for VideoRay’s current ocean robotics prospects, however we will additionally increase our choices to profit different unmanned methods.”
