Robots Build Ship Hull Digital Twins

⊲ Splash247 ⊳ Canadian developers are creating a robotic system that scans ship hulls underwater during routine port calls, producing detailed 3D digital twins. Led by Voyis Imaging with MarineNav, the C$4.7m SHIP project combines remotely operated vehicles, optical imaging and machine learning to identify cracks, corrosion risks, coating damage and fouling. Repeatable digital records could reduce diver exposure, avoid extra vessel downtime, support class reporting and help operators track deterioration and schedule maintenance more accurately.
⊲ Backing from Canada’s Ocean Supercluster signals growing institutional appetite for marine robotics that feed structural condition data into wider vessel digital twin ecosystems. ⊳
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