The future of clean aquaculture


“Our mission is to develop the absolute best autonomous robot technology needed for future clean food production”


“- CEO Mikkel Pedersen”

We start by developing an autonomous drone for inspecting and cleaning fish farm nets. Resulting in a cleaner food production

Probotic belives that everyone can make a difference.
Our contribution is to provide tech that can improve today’s food production. Our pilot innovation directly reduces climate emissions by a great deal! The fact that we also ensure better animal welfare and reduce operational costs, is proof that we are on the right path.

A2-SERIES

Probotic present the future of fish farming net inspection and cleaning. The autonomous  drones in the A2-series. The drone control and report the net conditions autonomly.  It hinders the creation of biofilm on the fish-nets, by continiously cleaning. The drones are only paused by battery- charging or sent home by operator if inspection or work is needed done other places in the farms, or other crutial operation like delizing or net-changing.

A2-SERIES

Probotic present the future of fish farming net inspection and cleaning. The autonomous  drone A2-series. A2Inspect controls and reports the net contition autonomly. It’s buddy A2Clean hinders the creation of biofilm on the fish-nets, by continiously cleaning. The drones is only paused by battery- charging or sent home by operator if inspection or work is needed done other places in the farms, or other crutial operation like delizing or net-changing.

About us

At Probotic, we have a clear vision for a more sustainable future for fish farming. Our mission is to launch the best autonomous robot technology needed for future clean food production we want for ourselves and coming generations.

Our first product, 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 produced in an increasingly sustainable manner. Farmed salmon is already a great way to produce food, and we believe we can make it even better.

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

The autonomous drone is our first product, but it is the start of something more: the development and use of smart 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

Project Manager

Edny-Beate Karlsen

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

Project Manager

Trine Mosling-Elvebakk

Our project manager has valuable experience with project managing from the the demanding construction industry with its fast-moving working enviroment. Trine has a B.Sc in auditing in addition to 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 is a clear strength for Probotics project managing.

CEO - Founder and co-owner of Probotic.

Mikkel Pedersen

Pedersen has extensive experience from the marine sector. Mikkel is the founder of NOR Maritime Service that specialices in ROV services and solutions. He have for the last 7 years been specialising in robotic cleaning solutions for aquaculture. With over thousand hours of piloting ROVs and cleaner robots, Pedersen represents detailed user knowledge, enabling Probotic to make the clean sustainable solutions for the future.

Business developer

Vilde Kvarberg

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

Lead software Engineer

Albert Sans Muntadas

Albert has a PhD 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 autonomously dock, including the use of artificial intelligence to guide underwater vehicles. He has also been involved in the development of various robotic devices such as a 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 in achieving great results with finite resources.

CTO - Co-owner of Probotic

Rune Andrè Hansen

Rune has a unique mix of a 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 the latest years, Rune have complementary skills that makes him able to better see the bigger picture 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 Norwegian University of Science and Technology together with great interest in nature, outdoor life, crafts and technology has given him broad technical insight and a great 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 wood-working. With the customer’s needs in focus and interdisciplinary collaboration in a multicultural society, he has become humble in relation to others’ competence, opinions and culture.

Industrial designer

Kjell Mikalsen

Offshore/Oil industry:
Participated in project groups for structural design of subsea templates, deck frames for platforms, rig based equipment, top- and downhole equipment for drilling systems, on-and offshore testing. (Partly in companies as technical mgr.)
Local civil engineering:
Development of heavy, mechanical equipment and structures for mining industry.
Support for local based manufacturing workshops. Incl. special solutions, problem solving, idea visualisations, FEM analysis (static and fluid), shop drawings etc.
Development and design for local based manufacturing companies. (Soil thawing equipment, solar based wafers, light sources, building layouts, quarry planning, etc)

The A2-Drones are friends with the fish, and because the fish has cleaner water due to the constant cleaning, you get healthy fish and thereby secure an optimal production environment!

News

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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!

PROBOTIC is located in Narvik, deep inside an arctic fjord in Northern Norway. We do all of our testing and development under the harshest of conditions.

Probotic AS
Teknologiveien 11
8517 Narvik
Norway

+47 45 199 150
post@probotic.no

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