International Women’s Day 2021 – Celebrating our CEO Elizabeth Karpiel – CEO and Engineer In March, when we are celebrating International Women’s Day, BlueZone would like to take a moment to celebrate Elizabeth Karpiel (Liz), our CEO. Liz has been CEO for a year but has been part of BlueZone since 2006 when she joined […]
FlexiClean for Falcon Powerful and cost efficient cleaning using less expensive vehicles in challenging environments The Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV is the most successful underwater electric robotic system of its class and is proven in numerous intricate and demanding missions across many commercial, security and scientific sectors. A key feature of the Falcon capability is […]
Engineers Australia IWD 2021 Event – Newcastle Celebrating women in Engineering BlueZone attended the Engineers Australia International Women’s Day 2021 Event in Newcastle on 10th March 2021. It was a fantastic event and so inspiring to hear from the brilliant engineers on the panel and the keynote speaker, Dr Mae Jemison. The event heard about […]
BlueZone CEO Panellist for Hunter Defence Conference BlueZone CEO Elizabeth Karpiel on the Expert Panel BlueZone Group is proud to announce that our CEO, Elizabeth Karpiel, will be a panellist for the Hunter Defence Conference 2021. The conference themes this year include skilling and workforce readiness, capability development, investment opportunities for SMEs and driving collaboration […]
The Wave Glider as a Development Platform A trusted platform for rapid autonomous systems development The Liquid Robotics Wave Glider is well known for its ability to travel extreme distances autonomously, powered only by waves and the sun. What is less known is how straightforward it is to integrate custom payloads, creating unique opportunities for […]
SPCC Newcastle 2020 SUBS in Schools Technology Challenge Champions Exploring New Depths In STEM BlueZone Group would like to extend a huge congratulations to the students of St Philip’s Christian College (SPCC) – Newcastle for their extraordinary success in the 2020 SUBS in Schools Technology Challenge. The team competed in the state and national finals […]
SUEX Diver Propulsion Vehicles Proven design and performance for 20+ years The Suex tow-behind Diver Propulsion Vehicles (DPVs – also called single person DPD) have many advantages compared to the traditional DPDs and ride-on-top underwater scooters: Portability (lightweight, single-user operation/configuration) Deployability (multiple platforms: helo, sub, SDV, boat, shore) Redundancy (multi-unit systems, towing DPV for backup/extended […]
KraitArray™ Arrives in Australia Low profile miniaturised acoustic array for directional sensing BlueZone has taken delivery of the low profile KraitArray™ which will be included in a development program for acoustic sensing using the SV3 Wave Glider Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV). The BlueZone engineering team completed an initial inspection of KraitArray™ before despatching it for […]
Gigabit Ethernet Subsea Dome Port Camera for Towed Camera System Complete Housing and Optical System Design BlueZone has completed design and manufacture of a Dome Port Camera System for the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). The camera system will form the payload for a towed system mounted from the stern of small vessels to […]
Maritime RobotX Challenge 2022 in Sydney Innovative applications of WAM-V Technology in a Competition Environment RoboNation, in collaboration with the United States Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Australian Defence Science and Technology Group (DST) has announced that the 2022 Maritime RobotX Challenge will take place at the Sydney International Regatta Centre from 11 […]
