The C-Stars
C-Stars are autonomous ocean robots, equipped with in-house software that navigates them to user-specified locations—or keeps them stationed in one area, if needed. They can endure multi-month missions, and their compact size makes deployment straightforward: a ten-strong constellation of C-Stars can be launched from a small fishing vessel.
Sensor Data from C-Stars
In a landscape that sees marine robots cram ever more sensors and grow increasingly complex, large and expensive, we seek to move in the opposite direction. A small number of crucial sensors are tightly integrated into our platforms, following a principle of excelling at deploying a large constellation of platforms equipped with a few sensors.
Wind Speed & Direction
Air & Sea Surface Temperature
Surface Salinity
Significant Wave Height
Relative Humidity
Air Pressure
Surface Currents
Data Insights
The Constellation
By deploying constellations of C-Stars in precise areas at high spatial density, we collect ocean data at a granularity unattainable with other solutions. As AI-driven weather forecasts and climate models advance, these carefully targeted unique datasets from under-sampled regions are essential for breakthrough insights. We’ll be demonstrating this capability in the North Atlantic sub-polar gyre, contributing to critical efforts aimed at predicting climate tipping points.