Today’s oceans contain 26-66 million tons of waste, with approximately 94% located on the seafloor. So far, collection efforts have focused mostly on surface waste, with only a few local efforts to gather underwater waste, always involving human divers. No solution exists that exploits autonomous robots for underwater litter collection. A team of researchers in
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Maritime AI (Artificial Intelligence) news a from BlueOceanMag the online magazine for innovation in the maritime sector.
Alphabet’s X launches Tidal to help fish farmers
Alphabet’s X launches Tidal, a moonshot to protect the ocean and preserve its ability to support life and help feed humanity, sustainably. They will focus initially on developing technologies that bring greater visibility and understanding of what’s happening under the water. Alphabet Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate created through a corporate restructuring of Google
Read moreMaritime startups report
Inmarsat has released the Trade 2.0 Report, that is is an original study by PUBLIC and commissioned by Inmarsat into the critical role of maritime startups and the benefits of digitalisation to the shipping and offshore sectors between 2020 and 2030. The key findings locate the maritime sector at an inflection point – open to
Read moreAI Singapore partners with Ocean Protocol to develop AI research talent
AI Singapore (AISG) announced that it will launch two new programmes — the AISG Industrial Postgraduate Programme and the AISG Fellowship Programme — to train AI research talent in strategic industrial areas and to engage Singapore’s top AI experts to help narrow the gap between academic research and industry solutions. As part of a research
Read moreZoe, the first virtual personal cruise assistant
The very first virtual personal cruise assistant, ZOE is the latest interactive feature of MSC for Me, an innovative multi-channel digital cruise experience created by MSC Cruises. Developed in partnership with HARMAN and Samsung Electronics, ZOE is a voice-enabled artificial intelligence (AI) tool found in every stateroom. ZOE can speak seven languages, answer hundreds of
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