{"id":15650,"date":"2024-09-11T11:09:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T11:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1410148"},"modified":"2024-09-11T11:09:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T11:09:47","slug":"dutch-seabed-security-robots-have-caught-the-eye-of-nato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=15650","title":{"rendered":"Dutch seabed security robots have caught the eye of NATO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A Dutch startup has made the cut for NATO\u2019s DIANA accelerator, which aims to build tech edges over the alliance\u2019s adversaries.<\/p>\n

The company, named Lobster Robotics<\/a>, develops underwater drones that survey the seas.<\/p>\n

Despite their small size and low costs, the robots are packed with powerful sensors.\u201dIt\u2019s the quality and scalability of our data that sets us apart,\u201d CEO Stephan Rutten said<\/a> in June.<\/span><\/p>\n

That data produces high-resolution, interactive, optical seabed maps. Their contents reveal what is normally invisible.<\/p>\n

The potential applications are diverse. Users could monitor marine habitats, explore the oceans, or search for sunken treasure. They could also deploy the robots in seabed security<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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These ideas emerged from research at Delft University of Technology. <\/span>Rutten and the startup\u2019s other co-founders \u2014 Bas van Vliet, Joris Quist, Daan de Groot, and Arthur Admiraal \u2014 were designing a camera for a lunar rover. <\/span><\/p>\n

After several postponed launches, the team shifted their focus back to Earth. They targeted our planet\u2019s most challenging environment: the deep sea.<\/p>\n

By 2021, the student project had evolved into Lobster Robotics. Two years later, the team launched their first device: Lobster Scout.<\/p>\n

The robot can obtain sub-millimeter resolution over hectares of scale. This ability, the team says, won them a place on the NATO accelerator.<\/p>\n

NATO\u2019s startup plan<\/h2>\n

Lobster Robotics is one of 10 projects selected for Phase II of the NATO program. Joining the startup are seven other European creations: Lithuania\u2019s<\/a> Astrolight, Italy\u2019s Ephos, Poland\u2019s Revobeam, and the British quartet of Gridlock, Ionate, Secqai, and Squark.<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s Phantom Photonics and the USA\u2019s Dolphin Labs round off the list.<\/p>\n

All the startups will receive funding of up to \u20ac300,000. NATO will also help them to develop their concepts.<\/p>\n

Professor Deeph Chana, DIANA\u2019s managing director, praised the startup\u2019s \u201cinnovative\u201d ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTo solve complex security and resilience problems, we need an ecosystem of creative, collaborative innovators willing to bring their talent and expertise to bear,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThese 10 innovators, and indeed all of our first cohort, are paving the way for a strong pipeline of innovation for Allied nations to adopt.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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