Autonomy Roadmap →
Vessel automation
Retake the helm.
Efficiency is becoming critical, crews are getting scarce. One integrated system that carries your fleet from smarter operations today to autonomous operations tomorrow.
01 Assistance Assist Crew
Crew in command, System in support.
Before anything sails by itself, the system earns its keep in the hands of the professionals. It watches the water alongside the skipper and shows the detailed information that matters for safer operations.
- Situational Awareness
- Roboat Docking Assist
- High refresh rate @10 Hz
- Vessel & obstacle mapping
+ Inform Operations
Your fleet data, Compounding.
Live fleet overview, cross-vessel insights, incident replay and predictive maintenance. Turn your fleet's data into savings. Data-driven decisions make the difference between profit and loss.
fuel savings
efficiency benchmarking
data access
live fleet monitoring
02 Automation
Hand over complex maneuvers.
Docking, crossing, dynamic positioning: the system executes tasks accurately and consistently while your crew supervises, optimizing the energy usage and allowing for lighter crew requirements.
Dynamic Positioning
Holds position against wind, current, and wash. One person can do what used to take two.
Autocrossing
Plans and executes routes across the water, taking objects along the way into account.
Autodocking
Lines up the approach and lays the hull alongside, easing onto the quay; gentle on the fuel and the fenders.
Elevator style
One press to activate. Press again to pause. Skipper is in control.
GNSS blocked? No problem.
Lidar-based localization holds course under bridges, in locks and through jamming or spoofing. Redundancy is safety.
03 Autonomy
Autonomy, gradually earned.
Our system can grow into a fully autonomous solution by mastering one scenario at a time. Gradually rolling out with the crew, insurers and regulators all on board.
Fleet-wide learning
What one vessel masters, the whole fleet inherits.
Safe by design
Redundant localization, encryption, and human overrides, all built in.
Mooring to Mooring
Complete missions, from origin to destination.
ROBOAT HQ
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Track record
A decade on the water.
2016
Roboat research program launches, started by MIT × AMS Institute.
2021
World's first full-scale self-navigating vessels showcased on the Amsterdam canals.
2023
Roboat continues as an independent company, focused on commercial vessels.
2024
First deployments in public transport ferries and city logistics.
Today
Systems sailing daily with operators in Amsterdam.
Projects
From demonstrators to daily service.
A decade of vessels on the water: demonstrators that proved the technology, and the client deployments running today.
Operational · Public transport
Amsterdam Ferries
Fleet rollout of Roboat system on 35m passenger ferries with proven ROI for operations and safety.
Case study · Public transport
Ferry of the Future
Autonomous, electric and 3D-printed, a world's-first passenger 10m ferry designed and operated for the Paris Olympics 2024. Proving the benefits of automation in real world operation.
Case study · Urban logistics
Electric Logistics Barge
Automation of a 20m all electric barge enabling zero-emission urban logistics.
Demonstrator · Marine technology
Cutting Edge Yacht
Vessel control and situational awareness, integrated with Praxis Automation's onboard systems.
Demonstrator · On-demand mobility
Autonomous Watertaxi
On-demand 4m passanger watertaxi showing advanced autonomy operations.
Demonstrator · Urban logistics
Autonomous Waste collection
Autonomous, integrated 4m waste-collection vessel, a silent, round-the-clock alternative to road-based logistics.
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Future-proof your fleet.
Crew is becoming harder to find, emission regulations and budgets are tightening, while demand is increasing. Whether you're seeking to lower costs, ease crew requirements, increase your fleet's uptime, contact us today.