BlueTIDE Event Archive
BlueTIDE 2025
BlueTIDE 2025 took place on August 28, 2025 at Sail Newport and Narragansett Test Bay Facility, both located in Newport, RI.
List of BlueTIDE 2025 Participants
- Anote
- Aures Tech
- BeamSea
- Benchmark Labs
- Brown University
- Charles River Analytics
- Composite Energy Technologies (CET)
- Crewless Marine
- Deep Blue Composites
- Earthwise Sorbents
- Enginuity
- Extreme Sonar
- Flux Marine
- Forcys
- GelSight
- Grow Blue
- Havoc AI
- Hydromea
- HydroNet
- HyperKelp
- IBM
- Jaia Robotics
- LeVanta Tech
- MassRobotics
- MIKEL Undersea Warfare Systems
- MITRE BlueTech
- Nautilus Defense
- OceanTech Hub
- OCTO
- Orpheus Ocean
- Polaris MEP
- POWERLABS
- Regent
- RISE-UP
- Robobuoy (MarkSetBot)
- Sea Potential
- Silixa
- Sotiria
- Spear AI
- TMA BlueTech
- UMLARC
- University of Rhode Island
- Vatn Systems
- Verizon
- VideoRay
- VR Industries
- Zelim
Event Recap
Live In-Water Demonstrations
- Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)
- Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs)
- Resilient communication and data networks
- High-resolution seabed imaging
Additional Highlights
- Showcase Alley: Over 30 companies presenting prototype and dual-use technologies
- Prize Challenge: Final in-water mission competition for Northeast Tech Bridge (NETB) participants vying for $200,000 in award funding
- In-person networking with DoD, Navy, VC’s and various dual-use technology stakeholders and supporting organizations
Award Winners
Metrics
- 550 attendees
- 1 TB ocean data
- 18 mission participants
- 40+ showcase companies
- 4 countries represented
- $550K funding committed