Jeff Gardner was a guest speaker at this event to highlight research being done by Geo SubSea and Lobster Robotics to develop innovative technology for deep water environmental monitoring around future floating offshore wind farms. The ‘Recon’ uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) is being built to fill this gap in offshore data acquisition needs which requires safe operation around floating components in the water column (foundations, mooring cables, inter-array power cables) while still providing repeatable, accurate marine scientific information. The study is over a 2+ year period with field demonstrations occurring off the California coast in summer 2027. Message us for updates on progress and further information.