Kraken Robotic Systems Inc.: federal grants and contributions

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Kraken Robotic Systems Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 10 agreements; $9.2M value; 3 departments; 6 programs.

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10agreements
$9.2Mvalue
3departments
6programs

Largest agreements

225653$3.0Mvalue2024start2025end

Establish pressure-tolerant subsea battery production facility

SeaResT: The Seabed Resident Thunderfish AUV$2.9Mvalue2020start2023end

Kraken is building upon the success of previous ThunderFish AUV projects with the development of the next generation of the ThunderFish platform. This project will focus on the development and testing of the ThunderFish XL, which will be a 6,000m rated autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) capable of performing survey and inspection missions as a permanent subsea resident AUV. The primary objective of the SeaResT project is to develop the technology necessary to transit AUV operations from purely surface based launch and recovery to subsea resident operations.

Project Thunderfish: Development of a Next Generation Deep Sea Sensor Driven AUV$1.5Mvalue2017start2018end

Development of a next-generation platform autnomous underwater vehicle for data collection, fusion, and integration.

Development of a Dual-Band Circular SAS System for Enhanced Underwater Imaging For Defense and Critical Infrastructure Applications #defense #defence$990Kvalue2025start2026end

Kraken is developing a dual-band Circular Synthetic Aperture Sonar (C-SAS) system to improve underwater imaging performance, target classification confidence, and operational flexibility. Building on Kraken's proven SAS technology, the system supports both linear and circular SAS imaging capabilities using a modular hardware architecture suitable for both person-portable, and larger UUV payloads.

Thunderfish XL AUV Development$750Kvalue2019start2020end

This project will focus on the development of a next generation AUV that can carry an array of sensors and custom payload modules, including next-generation Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) and laser sensors.

Youth Sonar Survey Project$50.0Kvalue2021start2022end

During this project, the Candidate will lead and support activities that will help develop improved processes that are directly involved with Kraken’s Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) survey operations. These processes will be used in a commercial survey operation during the project. The improvement of these processes is relevant as Kraken continues to grow its RaaS business.

Youth Engineer I$35.0Kvalue2021start2022end

As part of Kraken’s ongoing efforts to extend the companies capabilities with respect to Robotics as a Service (RaaS), Kraken has invested in several autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) platforms including the ThunderFish XL-R, ThunderFish LD-UUV, and Riptide R100. Over the next year, Kraken plans to field three commercial AUVs as assets for their RaaS programs and considerable engineering test platforms will be required to support Kraken’s continued R&D efforts. All work is expected to be completed at the Kraken's Dartmouth facility located at the Center for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurshi

Royal Danish Navy Sidescan Sonar Project$25.8Kvalue2019start2019end

Kraken Robotic Systems Inc. (Kraken) must do a real-world demonstration of its KATFISH AUV and Synthetic Aperture Sonar technology as part of a bid proposal submitted to the Royal Danish Navy. The total cost will be $315,500.

Youth - Canada Summer Jobs$1.4Kvalue2019start2019end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills. The CSJ program is delivered by the Department of ESD.

Youth - Canada Summer Jobs$1.4Kvalue2019start2019end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills. The CSJ program is delivered by the Department of ESD.

Departments

National Research Council Canada7agreements$6.2Mvalue4programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • CanExport

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency1agreements$3.0Mvalue1programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity

All grants from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Employment and Social Development Canada2agreements$2.8Kvalue1programs

Years

20251agreements$990Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
20241agreements$3.0Mvalue1programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
20212agreements$85.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20201agreements$2.9Mvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20194agreements$778Kvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20171agreements$1.5Mvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.