PORTSMOUTH – With a U.S. Navy requirement for an unmanned surface vehicle that is low maintenance and reusable, 401 Tech Bridge and Naval XC Northeast Tech Bridge have teamed up to offer a theoretical design challenge, offering a $50,000 prize.
The modular, expeditionary security USV will need to have the ability to be shipped in a 20-foot shipping container and be assembled on-site in under two hours, according to 401 Tech Bridge. It will also need to be capable of towing multiple payloads.
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Written proposals are requested. Finalists could see continued work for prototype development under a follow-on Other Transactions Prototype up to $1 million. Challenge guidelines can be viewed here. Submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST on Sept. 13.
An Industry Day and Prize Challenge Kickoff was held July 14 at the 401 Tech Bridge Advanced Materials & Technology Center in Portsmouth.
401 Tech Bridge – a business unit of the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation – is an economic development entity that connects companies, government groups and academia developing advanced materials, technologies and products.
Susan Shalhoub is a PBN contributing writer.
