Successful Completion of CRD100 Sea Trials

Cellula Robotics Ltd. successfully completed sea trials for its first CRD100 seafloor drill for Fukada Salvage & Marine Works Ltd. Co.

Built on proven subsystems, the CRD100 is self contained with a 100 HP power pack.   The CRD100 provides an unprecedented level of intelligent control that facilitates efficient core sampling and CPT pushes.  A wireline tool system further enhances the speed of operation.  The CRD100 uses standard Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) “size H” drilling tools, providing ø61.1 mm triple-tubed samples for 65 meters of continuous coring.

Fukada Salvage and Marine Works Co., Ltd. (FSM), headquartered in Osaka, Japan is involved marine salvage, steel structure installation, offshore engineering, and other infrastructural improvement projects. FSM is currently introducing deep-sea research equipment and other cutting-edge assets to a fleet of six offshore support vessels to aggressively tackle ocean development projects. For more information, please visit the FSM website.

Cetor3000 Plankton Sampler Delivery and Testing

Cellula Robotics Ltd. successfully delivered the Cetor3000 Plankton Sampler to the University of Delaware.

The Cetor3000 was developed in partnership with CSHEL at the University of Delaware. It can be deployed in oceans and lakes to collect and preserve up to 600 independently sealed samples (plankton, geochemical tracers, or suspended sediments).

Testing has begun and initial results have been presented at Ocean Sciences 2016. Dr. Art Trembanis has scheduled preliminary sea trials for March, 2016.

Cellula Awarded Contract with Kraken Sonar Systems

Cellula Robotics Ltd. has been awarded a contract with Kraken Sonar Systems Inc. to develop a next-generation towbody simulator and autopilot controller for their KATFISH Synthetic Aperture Sonar system. 

KATFISH enables ultra high definition imagery, bathymetry and 3D seabed mapping missions for manned and unmanned surface vessels.

Kraken Sonar Systems Inc., headquartered in Newfoundland, Canada, is a marine technology company engaged in the design and manufacture of advanced sonars, sensors and underwater platforms used in military and commercial applications. For more information visit: http://www.krakensonar.com/en/.

Cellula Presenting at Oceanology 2016

Business Development Manager, Allan Spencer, of Cellula UK will be presenting at Oceanology 2016 in London, UK as part of the Geophysics and Geotechnics session.

Remotely Operated Seabed Drilling and Sampling Technology – Performance and Benefits of an Automated System

Date: March 17, 2016
Time: 10:25 AM - 10:50 AM
Location: South Gallery, Room 3 & 4

For more information, view the outline of the conference.

Cellula at Ocean Science Meeting – Booth 402

Cellula Robotics will be an exhibitor at the upcoming Ocean Science Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 21-26.

Engineers Jacqueline Nichols and Don Clarke will be on hand to display the new Cetor3000 Plankton Sampler. You can find them at booth 402.

Cosponsored by AGU, ASLO, and TOS, the Ocean Sciences Meeting will consist of a diverse program covering topics in all areas of the ocean sciences discipline.

Successful Completion of CRD100 Sea Trials

Cellula Robotics Ltd. successfully completed sea trials for its second CRD100 seafloor drill for Fukada Salvage & Marine Works Ltd. Co. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC).

The CRD100 is a fourth generation seafloor drill designed to operate in waters down to 3000m depth for geotechnical surveys, mineral exploration and methane gas hydrates sampling.

Built on proven subsystems, the CRD100 is self-contained with a 100 HP power pack.   The CRD100 provides an unprecedented level of intelligent control that facilitates efficient core sampling and CPT pushes.  A wireline tool system further enhances the speed of operation.  The JAMSTEC CRD100 includes “size H” tooling and also supports optional tools for surface sampling (T146) and large cased boreholes.

Fukada Salvage and Marine Works Co., Ltd. (FSM), headquartered in Osaka, Japan is involved marine salvage, steel structure installation, offshore engineering, and other infrastructural improvement projects. FSM is currently introducing deep-sea research equipment and other cutting-edge assets to a fleet of six offshore support vessels to aggressively tackle ocean development projects. For more information, please visit the FSM website.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world’s leading heavy machinery manufacturers, with consolidated sales of 3,349.5 billion yen in fiscal 2013, the year ended March 31, 2014. MHI’s diverse lineup of products and services encompasses four business domains, “Energy & Environment”, “Commercial Aviation & Transportation Systems”, “Integrated Defense & Space Systems” and “Machinery, Equipment & Infrastructure.” For more information, please visit the MHI website.

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) is an independent administrative institution whose main objective is to contribute to the advancement of academic research in addition to the improvement of marine science and technology. For more information, please visit the JAMSTEC website.

New Hire

Cellula Robotics has hired a new Senior Mechanical Engineer: Darren Collyer!

Darren joins our mechanical engineering group with 11 years’ experience, and degrees from the University of Manitoba and Oxford Brookes in the UK. Previously a Development Engineer with the Formula One engine manufacturer Mercedes AMG HPP, he’s been involved in a variety of leading edge, technical projects.