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Episode 59: Robots at sea - Ffion Llewellyn

Robot Talk · 27 Oct 2023 · 18m · Episode 59

What this episode covers

Ffion Llewellyn, an engineer at Oshen, explains how the startup is building autonomous micro-vessels for remote ocean sensing. She details the integration of hydrophones from Aris Aqua and HydroMoth, as well as metocean sensors, to monitor marine mammals and weather data. Llewellyn discusses the engineering challenges of waterproofing and robustness, noting that water ingress often causes components to fail during sea trials. The company is currently in the early stage, having completed sea trials with two prototypes in Cardigan Bay and planning to deploy a fleet of ten.

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early-stage companies

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Companies
Oshen
Also
Imperial College London, Aris Aqua, HydroMoth, Innovate UK, Microtransat

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