Greenroom Robotics wins AUKUS Authorised User status

Perth-based Greenroom Robotics, a leading Australian maritime AI and autonomy company, has been granted AUKUS Authorised User status by the Australian Government. This status, part of the AUKUS trilateral export agreement, gives Greenroom access to licence-free exports to the United States and United Kingdom to fast-track delivery of advanced technologies between AUKUS nations, says the company.

“These reforms are revolutionising our ability to trade and collaborate with our AUKUS partners and underscore the importance of our partnership with the United States and the United Kingdom under AUKUS,” said Richard Marles, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence about the trilateral licence-free environment.

Founded by former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) engineers and mariners, Greenroom Robotics specialises in autonomous navigation and situational awareness software that converts any ship or boat into a fully autonomous, AI-enabled vessel.  Greenroom’s AI software, says the company, is already transforming vessels large and small with partners across AUKUS nations such as Austal, the RAN, EGS Survey, UK-based SubSea Craft and has been trialled successfully by the US Department of Defense.

Greenroom Robotics recently collaborated with UK-based SubSea Craft on the Maritime Autonomy Reconnaissance System (MARS). This next-generation Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) is powered by the Greenroom Advanced Maritime Autonomy (GAMA) platform and Lookout+ software to deliver real-time situational awareness and intelligent decision-making.

MARS has been designed with end-user input for specific mission profiles, built in the UK, and proven in both Australia and the US at the US Department of Defence Special Operations Command Exercise Trident Spectre earlier this year. This project embodies the spirit of AUKUS, showcasing solutions that are fast, interoperable and mission-flexible.

“We’re delighted to be one of the very first Australian companies to be granted AUKUS Authorised User Status,” said Harry Hubbert, Chief Operations Officer and Co-Founder of Greenroom Robotics. “AUKUS is about much more than just nuclear submarines – it’s about sharing innovation and advanced technologies between the three countries and Greenroom is thrilled to be taking a lead in AUKUS Pillar II.

“Our licence-free approval means US and UK customers can deploy Greenroom’s proven maritime autonomy stack with the speed, flexibility, and assurance needed to meet today’s strategic challenges.

Greenroom Robotics’ mission, says Hubbert, is to transform maritime operations through autonomy and AI for safe, clean and protected oceans. The maritime environment is especially complex for autonomous systems due to dynamic, unpredictable, and harsh conditions, he points out. The ocean’s surface and subsurface are in constant motion, influenced by waves, tides, currents and weather patterns that can change rapidly. These factors impact navigation, sensor performance and communications.

“You can’t just put an autonomous system into the ocean and expect it to work,” he says. “Our decades of experience in the Navy uniquely position us for the autonomous maritime market and our powerful software platform enables seamless human-machine teams in maritime operations.”