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Oshen's guide to a good magazine cover - make sure the whole team has their back to the camera! Many thanks to Sea Technology magazine for covering Oshen in their September issue. We're thrilled to be able to share more information about our microvessel platform, and why we think it's the way forwards for metocean & environmental data collection. Key points that we cover: 🐬Recent activity using micro-vessels for cetacean monitoring ⚓ The importance of designing platforms for easy deployment and recovery* 📖 A case study of an example mission Link to the full magazine is in the comments, we're on page 18. *though unlike in the below picture, we don't recommend a boat-hook!

Oshen, co-founded by Anahita Laverack, uses cutting-edge technologies to revolutionise oceanography sustainably through robotics and AI. The ocean is the swishing, swirling, pulsating heart of earth, covering over 70% of its surface. It is vital for enabling life. It contributes to climate regulation, biodiversity, the economy, and oxygen production. Yet, it is estimated that more than 80% of the sea remains unexplored Oshen aims to change this, and they are on a mission to explore its depths. Read more in our latest issue👉 https://bit.ly/2QifE9W #StartupsMagazine #Startups #Entrepreneur #AI #DeepTech

Small Boat, Big Seas, Rock-Solid Data 💪 Ahead of a client deployment in September, an Oshen micro-vessel undertook a commissioning exercise last week. Launched off the coast of Plymouth, it sailed autonomously out to the E1 buoy 18nm offshore, transited nearby, then sailed back to its deployment position. Transiting around this buoy, operated by Plymouth Marine Laboratory and The Met Office, provided the opportunity to compare some of our measurements to a trusted source. Conditions: - Wave height: max 2.9m, average SWH 1.6m - Wind speed: max 23kts, gusting 30kts, but controlled sailing still maintained over overnight wind speeds of 6kts. We look forward to sharing further data comparison results. If interested in knowing more about the onboard sensor payload or further information, send us a direct message on here or email opportunities@oshensail.com.

MGN702, the exemption of autonomous platforms under 2.5m in length from many of the requirements that were originally designed for (larger) manned ships is welcome. I found this picture a good way to see the distinction in risk profile of smaller platforms. It doesn't take an expert to see the difference in kinetic energy between the two boats here is minimum three orders of magnitude, and that they should have different, proportional requirements! However, while metocean and environmental data collection suits small, low-cost platforms like Oshen's micro-vessels, other essential offshore data will require larger platforms >2.5m in length. Many industry colleagues are developing these and I look forward to updates on the proportionate pathway for their deployment. #miniMASS #asv #usv #uncrewedsystems 📷: Joel Goodman/The Guardian

We're featured in Startups Magazine, as part of their AI & Deeptech focus! It covers: 1) Why future ocean observing networks will need platforms that are simultaneously: 🏃♂️ Rapidly Deployable ⏳ Long Endurance 💷 Low Cost 2) The ebbs and flows: why the most difficult engineering challenges are the simplest sounding, and what combination of skills are needed to make a platform that's wind propelled and collects metocean & environmental data. 3) The Microtransat: A challenge for autonomous sailboats to cross the Atlantic ocean. Started in 2006, the fully autonomous category is yet to see a single successful completion. Key rules: 📏 Vessels must be less than 2.4m in length, 🤖 Fully autonomous (no messages sent once it crosses the start line), 🥅 After travelling 4000nm, must cross a finish line 25 miles in length. #Deeptech #Startups #AI #Robotics #Sailing

Ways to recover a micro-vessel - here's one example: 🏖 Step 1: Select a rough pickup location - a beach works well! 📳 Step 2: Walk down to the location and find a comfortable spot. Then, send your location to the micro-vessel. 📌Step 3: Relax at the pick-up location (flask of tea recommended) and watch the micro-vessel sail to within 50m of where you're sitting. The data dashboard allows a view of live metocean data transmitted, and a more detailed post-mission view. More to come on this later as we begin to use this in more missions. What methods of recovery do you think are likely to be most common?

From old to new - as we move into manufacturing a small, identical fleet of micro-vessels, here's some reflections on the designs: OLDEST The micro-vessel on the far left was initially designed in 2021, and by mid 2022 became our first design to navigate a force 6 on the open sea 💪. The hull was 3D printed in sections, and hand-wrapped in fibreglass. Pros: Incredibly strong hull, 3d printed internals allowed for a rapid pace of iteration. NEWEST The micro-vessel on the far right hit the water two weeks ago, and has since been put through 4 separate commissioning tests on the water📋, where we compared data on the hull + sail dynamics to older designs. Pros: By far the best roll and yaw stability characteristics and expanded battery capacity (e.g for high latitudes where solar power is minimal). Keep a look out next week for some of the data we're collecting! 🌊

🌊 Throwback from the excellent MMF (Marine Measurement Forum) 🌊 Last week our Co-founder Ciaran Dowds had the opportunity of presenting at the 2024 Marine Measurement Forum in Southampton, on 'Evaluating measurements from a novel ocean sensing platform'. Take a peek below at some of the data from the presentation! 🌍🔬🛥️ #MarineScience #OceanSensing #ClimateResearch #MarineConservation #Innovation #Technology