Clean Technology


“Using AI and autonomy for underwater tasks like inspection, cleaning, and maintenance, our Clean Technology will make a huge impact on the way we perform underwater operations in the future!”


“- CEO Mikkel Pedersen”

“We believe that everyone can make a difference.”

Probotic’s first contribution is developing autonomous underwater drones inspecting and cleaning fish pens. We call it; Clean Technology. Constant inspection and cleaning can improve the sustainability of today’s aquaculture by lesser emission, lesser use of support vessels, and take away a burden on today’s farmers. Of course, we also have a plan for reusability and a circular economy. Therefore we will only rent out our systems, taking control over the future of each part we use in our products.

A2 SERIES

Probotic’s A2 series is an AUV platform designed to solve underwater operations in fish farming.
We started in 2016 developing a drone that could solve both cleaning and inspection of fish-nets. Still, after testing the prototypes, we realized that the operations were so different that we had to have specialized drones for each job to make it work well. Therefore, we developed a module-based platform that could work for all tasks but with various configurations to solve each problem. We have successfully tested the platform down on 500meters depth in an arctic fjord, futureproofing the system. A platform also means that we can use our drones for other jobs and operations in the future, like land-based farming and even in other markets, like offshore and research.

Release and presales of the first drones start in Q1 2022.

A2 SERIES

Probotic’s A2 series is an AUV platform designed to solve underwater operations in fish farming.
We started in 2016 developing a drone that could solve both cleaning and inspection of fish-nets. Still, after testing the prototypes, we realized that the operations were so different that we had to have specialized drones for each job to make it work well. Therefore, we developed a module-based platform that could work for all tasks but with various configurations to solve each problem. We have successfully tested the platform down on 500meters depth in an arctic fjord, futureproofing the system. A platform also means that we can use our drones for other jobs and operations in the future, like land-based farming and even in other markets, like offshore and research.

Release and presales of the first drones start in Q1 2022.

About us

We are a team of people, with a clear vision of making a cleaner future. Our mission is to develop and launch the best autonomous underwater robot technology for building the future we want for ourselves and coming generations.

One of our first products and founder, Mikkel Pedersen’s «baby,» is to create an autonomous drone that will be the aquaculture industry’s answer to the robot vacuum cleaner.

Much is uncertain about the future, but we know that we will need food, and the food we eat needs to be made increasingly more sustainable. Farmed salmon is already a great way to produce sustainable food, and we believe we can make the food chain even cleaner.

Our first contribution to improving the production is to enable secure and clean fish farming nets, thereby ending the use of copper-based impregnation, a major environmental issue in fish farming today.

The autonomous drones in A2 Series are our first products. Still, it is the start of something more: the development and use of intelligent technology to ensure cleaner food production, suited for the needs of tomorrow.

Do you share our vision?
Get in touch, and let’s work together towards our goal!

Team

AI Developer

Lasse Falch Sortland

Lasse has an MSc in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Essex, specializing in computer vision. Using his Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision knowledge, he has worked on autonomous vehicles, cancer detection systems for CT scans, and home automation systems. He also has a lot of experience in the AI development life cycle on embedded devices, from data collection to model deployment.

Project Manager

Edny-Beate Karlsen

Edny-Beate’s primary focus is establishing common ground, planning, and organizing. She has an MSc in Communication Technology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and she brings experience with project management and agile product development.

Project Manager

Trine Mosling-Elvebakk

Our project manager has valuable experience managing projects from the demanding construction industry with its fast-moving working environment. Trine has a B.Sc in auditing and further education in management, project management, and human relations. And with several years of experience as an accountant in companies as KPMG & BDO and controller in the power industry, her financial skills and integrity are an evident strength for Probotics project managing.

CEO - Founder and co-owner of Probotic.

Mikkel Pedersen

Pedersen has extensive experience in the marine sector. Mikkel is the founder of NOR Maritime Service that specializes in ROV inspections and operations. He has for the last seven years been specializing in robotic cleaning solutions for aquaculture. With thousands of hours of piloting ROVs and cleaner robots, Pedersen represents detailed user knowledge, enabling Probotic to make technology for a clean, sustainable future.

Business developer

Vilde Kvarberg

Vilde holds an MSc from the School of Entrepreneurship at NTNU and a BSc in Business and Economics at Trondheim Business School/NTNU. Vilde is involved in the team through CoFounder and has primary responsibilities to plan and organize applications and business development.

Lead software Engineer

Albert Sans Muntadas

Albert has a Ph.D. in Engineering Cybernetics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He is specialized in autonomous marine robotics and has developed different control and navigation tools to enable underwater vehicles to dock autonomously, including the use of artificial intelligence to guide underwater vehicles. He has also been developing various robotic devices such as medical rehabilitation devices, underwater vehicles, and underwater robotic arms.

Chairman of the board

Sven Jørund Kolstø

Sven has started several tech companies in the aquaculture industry and is involved in Probotic through the investment firm CoFounder’s engagement in the company. Sven’s key competencies are related to growing tech companies in this industry and achieving great results with finite resources.

CTO - Co-owner of Probotic

Rune Andrè Hansen

Rune has a unique mix of theoretical and practical background. He has a certificate of apprenticeship as an aircraft technician, certified as an ROV Pilot Technician, and a Master’s degree in Business and Administration. His experience within technical areas such as hydraulics, pneumatics, electronics, and mechanics comes from working on fighter jet F-16 in the Royal Norwegian Airforce and as an ROV Pilot Technician offshore. Paired with working in different administrative positions in the latest years, Rune has complementary skills that allow him to see the bigger picture better and identify solutions to emerging problems.

Lead HW+service

Tore Landsem

Tore is certified as a service technician in Medical equipment and holds a journeyman’s certificate as a gunsmith. Ten years as a fine mechanic and prototype developer at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, with great interest in nature, outdoor life, crafts, and technology, has given him broad technical insight and a remarkable ability to be creative at the intersection of many disciplines. Landsem masters the use of most manual machining and hand tools for mechanical production and woodworking. With the customer’s focus and interdisciplinary collaboration in a multicultural society, he has become humble concerning others’ competence, opinions, and culture.

Industrial designer

Kjell Mikalsen

Kjell is our 3D designer. He has participated in designing the structural designs of subsea templates, deck frames for platforms, rig-based equipment, top-and-downhole equipment for drilling systems, on-and offshore testing.
He has experience developing heavy, mechanical equipment and structures for the mining industry.
Mikalsen is an excellent contribution to the team modeling idea visualizations, FEM analysis (static and fluid), shop drawings, etc.
(Soil thawing equipment, solar-based wafers, light sources, building layouts, quarry planning, etc.) In general, he knows his stuff!

“Clean water gives you healthy fish”

News

Probotic acquires cutting-edge expertise from Cambridge. 615 615 Probotic

Probotic acquires cutting-edge expertise from Cambridge.

Probotic acquires cutting-edge expertise from Cambridge!Probotic AS develops autonomous drones for the aquaculture industry using artificial intelligence for inspecting and clean fish pen-nets automatically. To strengthen the team, we have acquired cutting-edge expertise in AI programming from Cambridge. Lasse Falch…

Hiring developers 1707 2560 Probotic

Hiring developers

Probotic hiring developers!We are strengthening our software team and hiring Developers We’re looking for persons with data science skills, that can fulfill our software team and wants to be a part of developing new technology for a more sustainable way…

Probotic ensures crucial competence 1707 2560 Probotic

Probotic ensures crucial competence

Probotic ensures crucial competenceAlbert Muntadas has started as a Software Developer in Probotic on 15 November. Muntadas (32) is from the Pyrenees in Spain and has since 2012 worked with autonomy and AUVs. He has recently completed a postdoctoral position…

Minister of Fisheries and Seafood Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen visits Probotic 1024 768 Probotic

Minister of Fisheries and Seafood Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen visits Probotic

Minister of Fisheries and Seafood Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen visits Probotic On September 17th, we had a visit from the Minister of Fisheries and Seafood, Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen. Probotic and several other technology companies presented their ambitions and plans for the…

Successful testing  920 613 Probotic

Successful testing 

Successful testingProbotic’s autonomous net cleaner is now one step closer to launch. After a successful test at pilot customer Ballangen Sjøfarm and Cermaq Norway, the team at Probotic has now achieved “Proof Of Concept.” The prototype was tested in a…

Press release 1536 1024 Probotic

Press release

Background:– Probotic was established in 2019. The company currently has 2 permanent employees, With office and workshop premises in Narvik. Probotic currently has a patented a Method for cleaning the marine fauling on net, and has recently acquired new owners…

Contact Us!

Located in Trondheim and Narvik.
Keeping it real in the arctic fjords of Northern and Central Norway.

Probotic AS
Teknologiveien 11
8517 Narvik
Norway

+47 45 199 150
info@probotic.no

    NORMS is our parent company and performs ROV inspections and service operations daily. This hands-on approach ensures that our development is rooted in real needs and provides valuable access and testing facilities. By instant customer feedback every single day, we gather first-hand knowledge and know-how. Together we will succeed with our goal of making a cleaner future.

    Visit NORMS.NO

    Partners

    © 2021 – PROBOTIC

    Enter your
    text here