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AI Transforms Ships into Autonomous Vessels in Days

11/5/2025

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Austal Australia and Greenroom Robotics unveiled an AI system to convert ships into autonomous vessels in five days.
The effort builds on a 2024 partnership combining Austal Australia's shipbuilding expertise with Greenroom Robotics' AI technology, and a Royal Australian Navy trial recorded 148 collision-avoidance maneuvers over 705 nautical miles.
The system uses onboard cameras and sensors for navigation and collision avoidance and integrates with Austal's MARINELINK Prime for autonomous operation.

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Austal Australia and Greenroom Robotics unveiled an AI system to convert ships into autonomous vessels in five days.
The effort builds on a 2024 partnership combining Austal Australia's shipbuilding expertise with Greenroom Robotics' AI technology, and a Royal Australian Navy trial recorded 148 collision-avoidance maneuvers over 705 nautical miles.
The system uses onboard cameras and sensors for navigation and collision avoidance and integrates with Austal's MARINELINK Prime for autonomous operation.