Today, a peak behind the curtain at what we’ve been building. At Blue Water, our focus is the sharpest weapon. And our focus is autonomous ships. We can’t rely on simulation or speedboats to test ship-scale hardware - so we built a ship-scale autonomous test vessel. Now, we unveil her. (Check the 🔥 exclusive coverage with @BusinessInsider @byjepstein) “Ironsides,” has some fun attributes that give our tech realistic testing and our engineering team velocity. Here are 5️⃣ of our favorites: 1️⃣ End-to-end hardware in the loop testing from propeller spinning in the water to radar turning on the mast 2️⃣ Ship-scale machinery so heavy it would sink a speedboat 3️⃣ Platform-level autonomy running the whole vessel from engine room to navigation 4️⃣ Reconfigurable, easy-access design - we assembled Ironsides from 20,000 lb floating lego pieces - so we can swap hardware in and out. (Just like software!) 5️⃣ A realistic saltwater environment with sea-spray, seagulls, and savage weather. Last week, we welcomed Congressman @WilliamKeating @JakeAuch to our New Bedford, MA test site to unveil Ironsides and share what we’ve been building. We’re especially grateful for the pro-business leadership of Mayor @JonMitchellNB & Sec. Economic Development @epaley. But we didn’t stop there. Our badass team of operators and engineers is obsessed with tech, safety, and mission. They're at sea right now, testing (pic). Our tech is forged by the sea, just like our Navy. Let’s build.
