New technology for seabed mapping

Skarv Technologies has been selected to participate in NATO's new accelerator program, DIANA. The competition for these spots has been intense, with Skarv Technologies chosen as one of two companies from Norway out of a total of 1300 alliance applications. The accelerator aims to develop innovative solutions that can be used for both civilian and defense purposes.

Skarv Technologies specializes in technology products and autonomy for underwater robotics. This involves the construction of vehicles and camera equipment, as well as software for control, data processing, and artificial intelligence. The company is developing multiple systems for mapping and analyzing the seabed. Skarv Technologies is fully owned and managed by its four founders with Ph.D. backgrounds from the research environment in marine technology and cybernetics at NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology).

"This is an important recognition of our technological solution for improved and more autonomous monitoring of strategic areas and infrastructure. We have long been working on advanced methods for mapping and object identification using optical techniques, and we are excited to continue this work with DIANA and NATO," says CEO Trygve Olav Fossum.

Picture of employees at Skarv Technologies with the BlueSTAR vehicle and underwater camera. From left: Petter Norgren-Aamot, Trygve Olav Fossum (CEO), Øystein Sture, and Tore Mo-Bjørkelund.