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Gecko Robotics Lands $71M Navy Contract
17 Mar
Summary
- Gecko Robotics will deploy wall-climbing robots across U.S. Navy ships.
- The contract is worth up to $71 million over five years.
- Robots can identify ship repairs up to 50 times faster than manual inspections.
Gecko Robotics has been awarded a significant five-year contract valued at up to $71 million to deploy its wall-climbing robots and artificial intelligence across U.S. Navy ships in the Pacific Fleet. This contract represents a groundbreaking move, marking the first of its kind for a robotics firm in naval maintenance.
The advanced robots are designed to navigate ship hulls, ballast tanks, and confined spaces, gathering crucial data for Gecko's AI platform, Cantilever. This technology promises to revolutionize ship maintenance, enabling repairs to be identified up to 50 times faster and with greater accuracy than manual inspections.
The agreement will initially involve work on 18 ships, including destroyers, amphibious warships, and littoral combat ships. This initiative marks a substantial expansion of robotic capabilities within the U.S. Navy's operational framework.
