Autonomy Roadmap →
Vessel automation systems
Retake the helm.
Efficiency is becoming critical, crews are getting scarcer. One system carries your fleet from smarter sailing today to autonomous operations tomorrow.
Chapter 01A · 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 provides detailed views of the surroundings.
- Situational Awareness
- Roboat Docking Assist
- High refresh rate @10 Hz
- Vessel & obstacle mapping
Chapter 01B · Inform Operations
Meanwhile, ashore
Energy usage, timings, systems data and alarms stream back live to shore, giving the operations team real-time insights on every vessel. The data is transformed into efficiency, safety, and maintenance reports, allowing for data driven decision making.
fuel savings
efficiency benchmarking
data ownership
live fleet monitoring
Chapter 02 · Automation
Hand over complex maneuvers.
Hands off the wheel, our system execute entire tasks while the crew supervises, building trust, maneuver by maneuver.
Dynamic Positioning
Holds the vessel on a fixed point against wind, current and wash, hands off the wheel while the crew watches.
Autocrossing
Plans the route across open water and busy lanes, tracking every vessel with AIS or without and giving way on its own.
Autodocking
Lines up the approach and lays the hull alongside, easing onto the quay gently on the fuel and the fenders.
Elevator style
One press to activate. Press again to pause. Skipper is in control.
GPS blocked? Still sailing.
Lidar-based localization holds position under bridges, in locks and through jamming or spoofing, the maneuver finishes either way.
Chapter 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: research demonstrators that proved the technology, and the partner deployments running today.
Case study · Public transport
GVB IJ ferries
Insight and assistance on Amsterdam's IJ ferries: INSIGHTS across the fleet and ASSIST piloted on the water.
Demonstrator · Passenger ferry
Ferry of the Future
Autonomous, electric and 3D-printed, a world's-first passenger ferry, built with Holland Shipyards Group.
Demonstrator · On-demand mobility
Watertaxi
An on-demand watertaxi demonstrator carrying up to six passengers across the city's water.
Demonstrator · Urban logistics
Waste Container
An autonomous waste-collection vessel, a silent, round-the-clock alternative to road-based garbage trucks.
Case study · Marine technology
Praxis Automation
Vessel control and situational awareness, integrated with Praxis Automation's onboard systems.
Case study · Urban logistics
Zoev City Barge
Control and situational awareness on an electric cargo barge for zero-emission urban logistics.
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Wherever you are on the journey, exploring, electrifying, or ready to retrofit: tell us about your operation and we'll show you what the first step looks like.