Recently, the Maritime Robotics Laboratory of the Fluid Structure Interactions Group hosted visitors from the Council for Science and Technology, Cabinet Office Analysis and Insight Team and from the Government Office for Science. They were given an overview of the development of maritime autonomous and robotic systems, developments in sensor technologies, and future directions of research in the field. The visit was supported by Dr Jon Downes, Dr Nick Townsend, Dr Blair Thornton and Prof Ajit Shenoi.

The MRL’s fleet of vehicles was on display as well as the excellent facilities within the Lab within easy access of B185 for trialling performance in the new towing tank.