After concluding a successful year of deep-water surveys, we always keep our focus on technologies that have the potential to change how underwater operations are performed. This time, we would like to share an exciting innovation from Blue Robotics: the UWCS – Underwater Wireless Charging System.
What Is UWCS?
The UWCS is an advanced prototype system, developed in collaboration with WiBotic, that enables wireless power transfer and data communication underwater — with no physical contact.
Instead of dealing with wet connectors, complex cabling, or opening pressure housings, the robot simply docks and connects wirelessly to an underwater charging station.
Why Does This Matter?
Full Autonomy (Resident Vehicles)
The ability of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to return to a subsea docking station, recharge, and transfer data without human intervention enables long-duration missions lasting weeks or even months.
Maximum Reliability
With no physical connectors involved, there is no mechanical wear, no corrosion, and no risk of water ingress caused by improper connections.
Smart Data Transfer
The system does more than recharge batteries — it also synchronizes mission data collected during the dive directly to the control system.
Potential Field Applications
Aquaculture & Fish Farms
Resident robots stationed on site can regularly inspect infrastructure and return for autonomous recharging.
Energy & Gas Infrastructure
Periodic inspections of subsea pipelines and assets without the need for a continuously deployed support vessel.
Swarm Robotics
Operation of fleets of small robots that recharge in a distributed manner and operate in coordinated missions.
We continuously explore how technologies like these can be integrated into our survey and research activities — making offshore and underwater work smarter, more reliable, and more autonomous.
🎥 Curious to see how it works?
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https://bluerobotics.com/store/comm-control-power/powersupplies-batteries/underwater-wireless-charging-system/