UK - based AutoNaut , which makes self - propelled unmanned surface vehicles useful at affordable oceanic data gathering , has entered a formal partnership with the ocean Oceanography Centre 's ( NOC ) Marine Robotics Innovation Centre . While they were first worked together on a competition in 2013 , the latest move will bring them closer together , with AutoNaut 's technical and technological development team working with the NOC ’s marine science and robotics personnel in its innovation centre .
UK-based AutoNaut, which makes wave-propelled unmanned surface vehicles aimed at affordable oceanic data gathering, has entered a formal partnership with the National Oceanography Centre's (NOC) Marine Robotics Innovation Centre. While they were first worked together on a competition in 2013, the latest move will bring them closer together, with AutoNaut's technical and business development team working with the NOC’s marine autonomy and robotics personnel in its innovation centre.