From left: UNH President Jim Dean, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan and Assistant Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Nicole LeBoeu stand in front of Exail's Uncrewed Surface Vessel, DriX, t celebrate the opening of the new maritime autonomy innovation hub ay UNH.
The University of NH in Durham partnered with Exail, a tech industrial company specializing in robotics, maritime, navigation, aerospace and photonics technologies, to open a new innovation hub to develop marine autonomous operations that encourages better use of the ocean's reources while reducing environmental harm.
Exail will use the new center to assist U.S. production of its Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV), DriX, the housing of a remote operation center to conduct worldwide remote autonomous operations, establishing local operations, maintenance and training facilities, while providing expertise on maritime autonomy and training students on the use of autonomous vessels.
”This exciting collaboration will not only be good for Exail and UNH students and researchers but also good for New Hampshire and the nation,” states Larry Mayer, director of UNH’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, in a recent press release. ”We anticipate that it is just the start of bringing many of our other industrial partners and government colleagues to the state as we create a local engine for the new blue economy. ”
“We’ve been working together with UNH for the past six years pioneering uncrewed technologies and we are now capitalizing on our common achievements with the opening of this new innovation hub, “ states Marine Slingue, president at Exail.
The new hub will be at located at UNH’s Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center to facilitate collaborative work with UNH’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping.
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