The SEABER team with their YUCO, a micro-sized underwater vehicle weighing 10kg and measuring 1 meter long, made the crossing!
Launched from Folkestone in the UK and recovered by the beach in Wissant in France, the YUCO crossed the English Channel in less than 8 hours. It navigated 39 km with high accuracy by resurfacing 4 times during the crossing with still 35% of autonomy!
YUCO, the first micro-AUV that meets the specific needs of oceanographic researchers.
This is the very first micro autonomous underwater vehicle to accomplish this incredible mission.
This allowed us to develop and test brand new features in the meantime that will soon be available for our customers.
Congratulations to the entire SEABER team for making it real and for everyone’s involvement in this project, especially Charles Goudaert underwater robotics engineer at SEABER, the Project Manager who carefully prepared the YUCO underwater crossing in one of the world’s most challenging underwater environment and followed every detail smoothly for D-Day. A very big thanks to the RS Aqua Ltd team for their support on the UK side and their wonderful video!!
The SEABER company is one of the member companies of Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique supported by BPI France and Région Bretagne. It is an innovative company that designs and manufactures highly reliable micro-AUVs, for research and commercial oceanographic applications.
Cover and Article Image Courtesy of SEABER
Video Courtesy of SEABER
