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Introducing the Jaiabot™

JaiaBots are low cost, micro-sized, high speed Aquatic Drones for data collection and payload delivery. The vehicles are ultraportable and can be launched from almost anywhere, including the surf zone, riverbank, dock, or watercraft. The JaiaBot System is modular enabling rapid integration of different sensors and payloads.

The ease of use minimizes operator training time and maintenance needs. This rugged and reliable aquatic drone can realistically and feasibly scale your data acquisition by using a pod of JaiaBots at an unprecedentedly low cost.

key performance parameters

Weight: 3 kg / 6.5 lb | Hull Diameter: 7 cm / 2.75” | Length: 96 cm / 38”

Cruising Speed > 3.5 m/s or 7kn | Depth Rated 60 m / 197 Ft

Surface Range 11 km / 7 mi

Positional Accuracy < 3 m / 9.8 ft | Security AES 128 / 256 Encryption

specifications are subject to change without notice

Jaiabot Features

JaiaBot System Product Features

Data

User selectable data sets available in real time
Complete data sets downloaded at high speed when in Wi-Fi range
User configurable data export format for download to cloud or server
Jaia Data Visualization software available for instant analysis

Design

Optimized hydrodynamics for surface and subsurface operations
Rugged micro-sized design for high sea states and air launches
Open source software to support rapid sensor and behavior updates
Simple to use command control for missions planning and operations

Coverage

Wide area synoptic water column data collection
Coastal, estuarine, lake, river, and ocean deployment
Multi-vehicle operations and mission planning (1-∞ bots)

Low Cost

Launching from boat, beach, or dock with no infrastructure needed
Affordably scales to multi vehicle fleets for wide area coverage
No tools and minimum maintenance required between deployments
6 hours training required to achieve core operator competency
Multiple vehicles are single operator deployable

Technology

Rapid integration of new sensors and behaviors
Single Hub for system command and control and data transfer
Endurance ensured due to battery swapout taking one minute
Open source software allows sensor and communication extendibility

Jaia Cloud

Control your JaiaBot pod anywhere in the world from anywhere
Download, store, and view your data using Jaia Data Visualization tools
Conduct user training anytime, anywhere without Jaia hardware

Software

The JaiaBot Software is built on top of two open source robotic middlewares: Goby3 and MOOS-IvP, both developed at MIT and deployed on robotic systems worldwide
Goby3 software provides the communications, logging, and application architecture and is maintained by GobySoft, LLC
MOOS-IvP provides core autonomy of the system, and is maintained by the Laboratory for Autonomous Marine Sensing Systems at MIT
Visit Jaia’s GitHub Repository

Jaiabot Product Portfolio

Modular Design Provides Multi-Mission Capability

Jaiabot hydro

This core product offers multi vehicle pods providing orders of magnitude savings in operational times and personnel needs. Large area, surface to seafloor coverage provides volumetric data sets at an unprecedented low cost. Hydrographic and surf zone observations ensure safe amphibious surf zone and mine countermeasures operations. Wet gap crossing assessments are carried out in minutes not hours, with no personnel on the water. Provides real time bathymetry, current vectors, wave heights, bottom type. These features included in all JaiaBot models.

Jaiabot pam

Passive Acoustic Monitoring capability via integrated hydrophone allows recording of offshore wind construction, marine mammals, as well as surface and subsurface vessels. Applications in fisheries, offshore renewables, and port security. JaiaBot-HYDRO capabilities included.

Jaiabot bio

A complete profile diving water quality assessment tool which collects data at a fraction of the cost and time of any system on the market -for customers collecting water quality and environmental data. The BIO provides a camera for bottom pictures, wet mate connector for multiple fluorometer types and sensing for dissolved oxygen, pH, conductivity, temperature, and depth and all JaiaBot HYDRO capabilities.

JAIABOT eDNA

Includes onboard water filtration in addition to standard CTD capabilities. Includes peristaltic pump and three silphium filters. Captures water samples for genomic analysis to identify biodiversity, invasive species, or pathogens. Ideal for missions requiring bio-signature mapping, aquatic health indicators, or biological surveillance. Compact and configurable for recurring sampling operations.

JAIABOT ER

The simple addition of an energy payload section to the JaiaBot ER (Extended Range) triples its’ endurance enabling JaiaBot to collect data continuously up to 115 hours, or 20+mile range. Option to add Iridium-based satellite comms in addition to the standard line of site RF comms. Hydro model features are available in all JaiaBot models.

JAIABOT storm

Launchable from air to collect wind speed, humidity, temp and pressure. Can withstand impact into water and measure CTD, wave heights, currents. Currently in development through NOAA SBIR phase II grant for hurricane hunter launch.

JAIA as a service

Interested in collecting aquatic data without owning a fleet? Jaia as a Service (JaaS) provides the ability for customers to utilize Jaia’s in-house fleet to conduct data collection. The field team will work with customers to identify their needs, configure the system to collect the parameters of interest, plan the missions, and operate the vehicles. JaaS can be utilized as a one-time service or a subscription to routinely monitor parameters in an aquatic region.