Cellula Robotics is pleased to announce a new contract with Fukada Salvage & Marine Works Co., Ltd. (Fukada) for the development of a Seismic Cone Penetrometer Test (SCPT) tool for their CRD100 Seafloor Drill: Unicorn-1. This work coincides with the ongoing mid-life maintenance and upgrade for the drill.

The wireless tool will be the first of its kind to provide near real-time access to seismic data while the drill is on the seabed. Both P and S waves will be captured through a combination of pseudo and real-time measurements.  This is an upgrade to the wireless CPT tool previously supplied by Cellula for the drill.

The CRD100 is a fourth-generation seafloor drill designed to operate in waters down to 3000m depth for geotechnical surveys, mineral exploration, and methane gas hydrates sampling. Cellula has continued to support Fukada and the CRD100 since delivery in 2014.

Fukada Salvage and Marine Works Co., Ltd. (FSM), headquartered in Osaka, Japan is involved in marine salvage, steel structure installation, offshore engineering, and other infrastructural improvement projects. FSM is currently introducing deep-sea research equipment and other cutting-edge assets to a fleet of six offshore support vessels to aggressively tackle ocean development projects. For more information, please visit the FSM website.