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Live In-Water Demonstrations

  • Autonomous Undersea and Surface Vehicles (AUV/ASV)
  • Resilient Undersea and Cross-Domain Communications
  • High-Resolution Undersea Imaging
  • Mobile and Stationary Sensors

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

    NETB Prize Challenge Winners

    BlueTIDE 2025 Awards

    • Best BlueTIDE In-water Demonstration was awarded to both FORCYS and VideoRay.
    • Best BlueTIDE Shoreside Demonstration was awarded to REGENT.
    • BlueTIDE Crowd Favorite was awarded to VATN.

    Metrics

      • 550 attendees
      • 1 TB ocean data
      • 18 mission participants
      • 40+ showcase companies
      • 4 countries represented
      • $550K funding committed

       

      AUV Deploy
      Code
      Rampage Launch
      CET Presentation
      Boat Demo Evaluator JAIA Havoc
      Edginuity Claw
      ASV with Chase
      ASV Work

      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

      NETB Prize Challenge Finalists

      BlueTIDE 2024 Award Winners

      Metrics

        • 400+ attendees
        • 1 TB ocean data
        • 18 mission participants
        • 30+ showcase companies
        • 5 countries represented
        • $550K funding committed

         

        View of Sail Newport from Drone
        Close up speaker
        More Navy Testing on Water
        Regent Defense Exhibit Area
        Award Presentation
        Speaking at the Pier
        Awarded!
        Awards rolling in!
        Boats under bridge
        More Awards
        VATN Award Winners
        Boats shown from drone
        Award Winners
        Throwing underwater vehicle into water from pier
        Chatting in the tent
        Pier-side conversations
        Orange UV
        Sonar Demo
        Demo in Progress
        Flux Marine
        US Navy prepping for test
        Attendees in front of Raytheon Vessel
        Speaker at podium
        Small UAV Launched from Pier
        Verizon Exhibiting
        Speaker on stage
        Navy testing towed item
        URI Students at Exhibit Booth
        OCTO Exhibiting
        Animated Speaker
        Mikel Exhibiting
        News Coverage at BlueTIDE
        BeamSea
        DUO-NZ Renewable Energy Company
        Exhibitor showing item
        Demo of Surface Vessel
        Boat Christening
        VATN team around large Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
        Regent Defense Aircraft
        BlueTIDE 2025 Venue