New Technologies

	SN-1 The first node in the Italian underwater seismic network. Installed at 2100 meters depth in the Catania (Sicily) offshore, fully operative since January 2005. Connected to the coast permanently by a subsea feeding and communication cable.
	SN-4 A GEOSTAR class light observatory on seabed, designed to operate as a node of subsea networks.
	MABEL Multidisciplinary observatory from the seabed, developed specifically for operations in polar waters; installed in the Weddel Sea (Antarctica), at 1900 meters depth.
	OFFSHORE PERMANENT MICROSEISMIC MONITORING Underwater stations for real-time microseismic monitoring near oil and gas platforms.
	SUBSIDENCE MONITORING SYSTEM Subsidence monitoring system from the seabed, based on pressure differentials monitoring.
	BOMA A buoy anchored in the Mediterranean deep waters; the scientific instrumentation includes meteorological sensors and water parameters sensors on surface and at 5 levels of depth. The bidirectional transmission of data and controls is carried out through mobile phones network: The BOMA was released on February 16th, 2004 in the south Mediterranean Sea, at approximately 1030 meters depth.
	MELBA The first Italian Lagrangian drifter, capable of operating at up to 2000 meters depth. The scientific instrumentation includes pressure, temperature, conductibility, loose oxygen, chlorophyll, and turbidity sensors.
	TRIAS A Benthic lander for water/sediments ratio monitoring (stream profile at the lowest layers, sediments transportation, chemical-physical parameters).
	GMM A wired observatory on the seabed for long-termed monitoring of gas-connected phenomena (methane filtration); equipped with sensors for CH4, H2S and CTD.
	SCIPACK An innovative module equipped for accurate monitoring, sampling, and visual surveys in subsea waters (up to 4000 meters depth).
	A demonstrative prototype of a fully automatic excavator, designed for the excavation of 100-meter-deep wells on Mars.
	A system that measures pores formation, compaction, and pressure at the bottomhole in real time with no production interruptions.
	Piezoelectric source of elastic waves at the bottomhole for short-range and high-resolution seismic surveys above and around excavation area.
	A driller for planetary exploration of Mars to install on a rover (ExoMars).
	DEXARM A robotic manipulator arm for internal/external support on orbiting platforms and robotic instruments for planetary exploration.

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Products

	Underwater electric telemanipulator with a strength reflection on the main arm.
	TV-TRACKMETER Computerized stereoscopic vision system that measures and pursues selected key points an examined scenario of subsea applications. Operates in up to 1000 meters depth.

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Subsea robotics
	ATES An advanced telemanipulation system for complicated subsea operations, integrated in a ROV.
	SARA - Autonomous Submarine for Surveys in Antarctic An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for scientific surveys over long distances in the Antarctic coastal waters.
	ROTIS Remote Operative System for inspections in tankers tanks, capable of implementing corrosion monitoring in ballast tanks during navigation.

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Space projects
	EUROPA Ground and flight segment development for the EUROPA (External Use of Robotics for Payload Automation) mission of the International Space Station (ISS).
	A Man-Machine Interface (MMI) design and implementation for remote teleoperations in space robotic systems.
	SVMS A system of stereoscopic vision measurement for space applications.
	SHARK A contribution to the development of a drilling system for the ROSETTA mission.

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Environmental monitoring systems
	GEOSTAR - Geophysical and Oceanographic Station for Abyssal Research The development of the first prototype of an innovative deep waters benthic observatory, capable of implementing long-term (1 year) missions in abyssal depths (4000 m.).
TRIAS	A Tripod Benthic designed for the observation of water/sediments interface by measuring the stream profile, the sedimentation/suspension ratio and the main physic-chemical characteristics of the water.

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