News and Announcements
The latest updates from the Cellula team
Cellula Robotics Ltd. hosted Terry Beech, MP for Burnaby North-Seymour and Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries, Oceans and Canadian Coast Guard, as he announced the awarding of a Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) contract to Cellula. The $612,202 contract is for two Cetor3000 Environmental Samplers which will be tested at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography prior to being used in the field.
See the press release from Public Services and Procurement Canada here.
Cellula Robotics Ltd. has completed a study of possible methods for deploying JAMSTEC’s Ocean Bottom Seismometers into the seabed. As part of that study, Cellula delivered a 1:5 scale model of the selected concept design as a visual tool to simulate the installation process. Further development of this concept design will ultimately lead to the production of a deployment tool that will be used with JAMSTEC’s CRD100 Seafloor Drill for deploying seismometers off the coast of Japan.
Cellula Robotics has been featured in this month’s issue of Innovation Magazine, a publication of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEGBC). The issue highlights exciting projects the association’s members have worked on in the past year.
This year Cellula’s highlight was the delivery of its third CRD100 Seafloor Drill to the Japanese Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC).
Read the article on p. 30 by clicking here.
Cellula Robotics Ltd. (Cellula) has successfully completed a cruise support mission on the Japanese research vessel Kaimei. This was the first drilling cruise for the JAMSTEC owned CRD100.
The primary goal of the cruise was to provide a hands-on training session for drill operations, the second was to recover any cores possible from the pillow lava rock found on the seafloor 1000 meters below the surface. The drilling took place at in Sagami Bay, Japan, where the sea bed was relatively flat and firm.
During the cruise the drill completed two dives, each to about 1000msw from which multiple high-quality H-size and 146T size core samples were recovered.
Image courtesy of JAMSTEC
Cellula Robotics has been featured in UT3’s first 2017 issue.
The article examines the benefits, features, and new developments of the CRD100 Seafloor Drill upon the delivery of Cellula’s third such drilling system. The article can be found here on pages 44-46.
UT3 is the online magazine of the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT), which brings together organisations and individuals with an interest in underwater technology, ocean science and offshore engineering.
Cellula Robotics has developed a system for autonomously sampling organisms and sediments from seawater.
Designed for deployment across multiple platforms, the sampler opens up new possibilities for investigation in previously unexplored areas. In addition to plankton, the sampler also extends its capability to bacteria-grade sampling.
The Vancouver Branch of IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society will host Cellula engineer, Don Clarke. He will discuss the challenges of meeting the stringent requirements for this system, including large sample quantity, size classification of samples, compactness, zero cross contamination and long deployment durations.
Date: March 15, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Location: BCIT Burnaby Campus Room SW01-2019
RSVP: IEEE Website
Cellula Robotics Ltd. (Cellula) has been successfully awarded grant funding from the National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP).
The funding will go towards the development of a Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) payload capabilities for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) operating in confined spaces.
Cellula Robotics Ltd. has successfully completed sea trials of its third CRD100 seafloor drill.
This drill was supplied to the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). During sea trials, the CRD100 completed two dives to 2800m off the coast of Japan.
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.
Built on proven subsystems, the CRD100 is self-contained with a 100 HP power pack. The CRD100 provides an unprecedented level of intelligent control that facilitates efficient core sampling and CPT pushes. A wireline tool system further enhances the speed of operation. The JAMSTEC CRD100, known as the BMS includes H-size and 146T tools and a custom 450mm diameter casing system.
Cellula is pleased to continue supporting JAMSTEC with offshore personnel for the first drilling cruise onboard the research vessel Kaimei in April, 2017.
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) is an independent administrative institution whose main objective is to contribute to the advancement of academic research in addition to the improvement of marine science and technology. For more information, please visit the JAMSTEC website.
Cellula Robotics Ltd. (Cellula) recently celebrated 15 consecutive years of zero lost-time injuries.
Achieving a milestone such as this is only achievable through the commitment and participation from all employees. The commitment from all workers and management to embrace Health and Safety as a top priority continues to further improve the program.
In spite of this impressive record, Cellula strives to raise the bar through continual improvement of its safety program. November 30, 2016, marks the successful completion of the most recent external audit of our Health and Safety Management System, and the Certificate of Recognition award by WorkSafeBC.
Cellula President, Eric Jackson, says, building an innovative health and safety management system that not only protects the well-being of employees and partners but also continues to open new markets and attract new customers is an on-going goal. A continually improving OHSMS fitted to the context of the business and designed to comply with future OHSMS standards represents a key competitive advantage for Cellula.
Congratulations to the entire team at Cellula!
Cellula Robotics Ltd. (Cellula) has completed a Cone Penetrometer Test (CPT) system with outrigger legs for Fukada Salvage & Marine Works Co., Ltd. to be used with the CRD100 seafloor drill delivered in 2014.
The CRD100 standard landing legs are designed for hard ground, which is typically found in areas for mineral exploration. Geotechnical CPT work is typically done in softer ground conditions, so the current leveling legs and feet will not provide sufficient force to level the drill. Two concepts have been developed for different ground conditions:
The CPT package uses an acoustic modem to transmit data from the CPT cone to the CRD100 in real-time. The data is then processed with the depth of push information is added. This data is transmitted up the fiber optic umbilical to the operator in the control van and displayed using a dedicated CPT software package.
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.
