The forum brings together technology and robotics organizations from across the industry and will provide a platform to share expertise and advance the development of unmanned, remotely operated, and autonomous underwater systems.

Within a wider national focus on robotics and automation manufacturing and operation, subsea operations remain at the forefront of known demand and operational centers of excellence from which other sectors can leverage. The Underwater Robotics and Autonomy Forum will focus on sector-agnostic robotic applications and emerging technologies capable of operating beyond human capability, supporting the UK’s ambition to strengthen its position as a global leader in subsea robotics.

Mark Collins, Business Development Director at Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) and chair of the Underwater Robotics and Autonomy Forum, said: “Every energy sector relies on robotics and autonomous systems in some form, and their role will only become more important as offshore industries scale up and operate in…