Robosys Automation
UK autonomous vessel software firm; VOYAGER AI gives crewed and uncrewed ships automatic station-keeping.
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Can Robosys turn any vessel into an autonomous ship with off-the-shelf software?
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Announced integration of VOYAGER AI with Sleipner thrusters for crewed and uncrewed vessel station-keeping
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: Seawork opens its first autonomy hall- What does Robosys Automation's VOYAGER AI do?
- VOYAGER AI is an autonomous vessel control system that integrates with thrusters to hold a boat precisely in position without a helmsman, a capability called station-keeping. It works on both crewed and uncrewed vessels.Source: Smart Maritime Network
- Where is Robosys Automation based?
- Robosys Automation is a UK-based company. It announced its Sleipner thruster integration at Seawork 2026 in Southampton on 11 June 2026.Source: Smart Maritime Network
- What did Robosys announce at Seawork 2026?
- Robosys announced on 11 June 2026 that its VOYAGER AI REMOTE system had been integrated with up to four Sleipner thrusters, enabling automatic station-keeping and dynamic positioning on crewed and uncrewed vessels.Source: Smart Maritime Network
- How does Robosys VOYAGER AI help autonomous vessels?
- VOYAGER AI continuously adjusts thruster output in response to wind and current to keep a vessel on station without manual input, removing the need for a helmsman during inspection, survey, or port-approach operations.Source: Smart Maritime Network
Background
Robosys Automation announced at Seawork 2026 in Southampton on 11 June that it had integrated its VOYAGER AI REMOTE control system with up to four Sleipner thrusters, enabling automatic station-keeping, dynamic positioning, and track control on both crewed and uncrewed vessels. The announcement was made in the new Autonomous and Remote-Operated Vessel Pavilion, the first dedicated autonomy hall in Seawork's history.
Robosys positions VOYAGER AI as a catalogue-available control stack that replaces custom-engineered software on individual vessel projects. The Society of Maritime Industries found in April 2026 that 63% of UK maritime-autonomy firms cite the absence of standardised propulsion and control interfaces as the primary barrier to scaling from demonstration to fleet orders; VOYAGER AI's Sleipner integration directly addresses that constraint. The system continuously adjusts thruster output to maintain position against wind and current, the core requirement for offshore inspection, survey, and port-approach tasks without a helmsman.
The partnership with Sleipner, a Norwegian thruster manufacturer, gives Robosys a Nordic distribution channel alongside its UK base. Neither company disclosed a defence contract at Seawork, but the dual-use application is clear: autonomous station-keeping is as useful aboard a mine-hunting USV as it is on an offshore inspection platform. The commercial marine route to defence qualification mirrors the PATH Kongsberg took with HUGIN into allied MCM programmes.
