Gecko Robotics has signed a $5-million agreement with Huntington Ingalls Industries to “increase speed and quality” of maintenance cycles for US Navy surface ships.
The partnership follows a contract in March seeking the evaluation of the navy’s amphibious assault ships and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers using robotic capabilities.
Work for the agreement will be conducted at various sites and includes inspecting ship damage, collecting fleet information for digital models, and utilizing Gecko’s artificial intelligence-based software platform.
The data gathered will be used to increase maintenance cycles and associated repair plans for vessels such as amphibious assault ships.
In addition, the fully-structured datasets can be leveraged to enhance the navy’s future predictive maintenance planning approaches.
Sustaining Rapid, Efficient Maintenance
According to the US Navy, Gecko’s robotic solutions cut maintenance cycle timelines while securing information availability and locating defects undetected by older procedures.
In one US Navy project, Gecko’s platform collected over 4.2 million data points compared to traditional methods that captured 100.
“We built Gecko Robotics to collect data that has never been accessible before and use it to solve real world problems,” Gecko Robotics Co-Founder and CEO Jake Loosararian explained.
“Helping the Navy increase the speed and efficiency of the maintenance process has a direct impact on US and global security.”
“We’re proud to support this vital mission with mature technology that has been tested and approved by leaders across the Navy.”