FI Ocean Space Incubator

09/08/2026

Etter omfattende forarbeid, er Ørland flystasjon i gang med å bruke den lokalutviklede bakkeroboten til en rekke ulike formål.

07/08/2026

Erling Olstad As inn i FI Ocean Space Incubator

Erling Olstad AS er tatt opp i FI Ocean Space Incubator. Medlemskapet skal støtte selskapets videre vekst og styrke samarbeidet med sjømatnæringen.

Selskapet leverer maskiner, utstyr og prosessløsninger til næringsmiddel- og sjømatindustrien, med løsninger innen blant annet hygiene, kjøl og frys, steking, koking, slicing, separering, miksing, blanding og transport. De leverer også systemer for desinfeksjon basert på elektrostatisk ULV-teknologi.

Satser på vekst og forretningsutvikling
Selskapet er i sterk vekst i et nytt marked, og går inn i FI Ocean Space Incubator for å styrke arbeidet med forretningsutvikling og videre skalering.

– Vi er inne i en spennende vekstfase og ser behov for en sparringspartner som kan bidra til å videreutvikle virksomheten. Inkubatoren gir tilgang til kompetanse, rådgivning og nettverk som er verdifullt i denne fasen, sier daglig leder og sivilingeniør Erling Olstad.

09/06/2026

05/06/2026

Autonomi til havs blir stadig viktigere, både for klima, beredskap og forsvar.

Denne uken besøkte Siri M. Kalvig fra Nysnø Klimainvesteringer inkubatorbedriften Maritime Robotics AS ved Brattørkaia i Trondheim.

Selskapet utvikler autonome maritime systemer og sjødroner som brukes internasjonalt til blant annet havbunnskartlegging, miljøovervåking, havnesikkerhet og operative oppdrag.

– Maritime Robotics er et av favorittporteføljeselskapene mine. De er et perfekt eksempel på at klimateknologi også er sikkerhetsteknologi, sa Kalvig under besøket.

Maritime Robotics er en del av FI Ocean Space Incubator og representerer noe av det sterkeste som skjer i skjæringspunktet mellom havteknologi, autonomi og dual-use teknologi i Norge akkurat nå.

Vi er stolte over å ha selskaper som Maritime Robotics i inkubatormiljøet vårt, og over å bidra til utviklingen av ny teknologi med global relevans.

Maritime Robotics er også en viktig medlemsbedrift i både Ocean Autonomy Cluster, NORDSEC - Nordic Defence and Security Cluster og Maritimt Forum Midt-Norge. Selskapet deltar også på Forsvarskonferansen - Nordic Defence and Security Conference i september.

Les saken her
https://fi-nor.no/siri-kalvig-maritime-robotics-er-et-av-favorittportefoljeselskapene-mine/

Read article in English
https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/siri-kalvig-maritime-robotics-is-one-of-my-favourite-portfolio-companies

Foto: Lars Bugge Aarset/FI - Fremtidens Industri

31/05/2026

07/05/2026

Autonomous vessels need more than cameras and telemetry, they also need ears.

Now, Norwegian deep-tech company Squarehead Technology is teaming up with Reach Subsea to pilot advanced acoustic monitoring onboard Reach Remote 1, one of the world’s first remotely operated uncrewed surface vessels (USVs).

By combining AI-powered acoustic sensing, remote operations and maritime autonomy, the partners aim to strengthen situational awareness, anomaly detection and predictive maintenance in offshore operations.

“Engine rooms are acoustically complex, but also rich in information. If we can detect subtle deviations in sound patterns, we can uncover issues that other sensors may not capture,” says Peter A. Brønlund, General Manager and Business Development Director, Industrial at Squarehead Technology.

“We see this as a development partnership. Together with Reach Subsea and ROC operators, we are shaping how acoustic data is interpreted and used in real operations,” he adds.

The pilot also includes integration with Massterly’s Remote Operations Center in Horten, another important step in the evolution of autonomous maritime operations.

Read more about the collaboration
https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/squarehead-and-reach-remote-launch-acoustic-pilot-onboard-autonomous-vessel

07/05/2026

22/04/2026

20/04/2026

Bringing “superhearing” to maritime operations

Squarehead Technology is introducing AI-powered acoustic monitoring to the maritime sector, giving vessels a new layer of real-time situational awareness inside engine rooms and machinery spaces.

Using directional microphone arrays and machine learning, the system continuously analyses sound patterns and detects anomalies before they develop into serious technical failures.

“The users really gain a superhuman awareness by using our equipment,” says Jørgen Grythe, Product Manager at Squarehead Technology.

Rather than replacing existing sensor systems, the solution complements them by providing continuous acoustic coverage across critical onboard systems, even where instrumentation is limited or absent.

“In such highly automated vessels, new types of sensor systems are needed to provide situational awareness not only of the external environment, but also of internal vessel systems,” says Peter A. Brønlund, General Manager and Business Development Director.

From testing to autonomous ferry operations
The technology is currently being tested onboard MF Skopphorn in collaboration with Fjord1 AS, and will be deployed on the Lavik–Oppedal ferry connection on Norway’s west coast.

The route is part of an ambitious development toward what is expected to become the world’s first autonomous ferry connection.

Part of a broader autonomy ecosystem
The project brings together several key players in maritime autonomy.
SentiSystems contributes sensor fusion technology for precise navigation and situational awareness, while Squarehead adds a critical layer of internal vessel monitoring through acoustic intelligence.

Together, these technologies strengthen the overall autonomy stack required for safe and reliable autonomous maritime operations.

Squarehead also brings deep experience from defence applications, including acoustic drone and airspace monitoring, now adapted for maritime use.

Squarehead Technology is a member of the Ocean Autonomy Cluster and an incubator company in the FI Ocean Space Incubator in Trondheim.

Read full story
https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/squarehead-brings-super-hearing-to-ships

20/04/2026

Maritime autonomous drone swarm demonstrated live for the US Navy in Trondheim https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2026/04/20/maritime-autonomous-drone-swarm-demonstrated-live-for-the-us-navy-in-trondheim