BlueBottle Completes 12 days of Endurance Trials on Lake Macquarie NSW
April 07, 2017
Chief Engineer Lloyd Breckenridge said ”Today we completed 12 days of trials on Lake Macquarie from Monday 27th March to Friday 7th April. We tested Bruce’s…
Read moreSeatrials Bluebottle ‘Bruce’ USV February 2017 Botany Bay – Figure of 8 Sailing on Waypoints
March 10, 2017
The Ocius team have further tested Bruce’s navigational capabilities on Botany Bay to great success. Robert Dane said: “Figure 8 sailing at a waypoint is really…
Read moreEarly Testing for Bruce on Botany Bay
February 02, 2017
The first sea trials for Bluebottle ‘Bruce’ on Botany Bay have been successfully conducted. Autonomous navigation, raising and lowering the sail, motor and wind…
Read moreOcius receives Spitfire Defence Fellowship
January 11, 2017
Robert Dane, CEO of Ocius, receives 2017 Spitfire Memorial Defence Fellowship at Government House to develop a revolutionary ‘reel in the keel’ winch for…
Read moreBruce’s First Sea Trials
December 17, 2016
Robert Dane and Mark Bethwaite happy with Launch and Recovery System (LARS) and first sea trials.
Read moreIWSA Awards Recap
September 11, 2016
Ocius and CEO, Robert Dane, recently attended the International Wind-ship Association Awards ceremony as finalists in the Wind Propulsion Innovation Award and…
Read moreWind Propulsion Innovation Awards – OCIUS AND ROBERT DANE FINALISTS
July 19, 2016
Both Ocius Technology Ltd and Dr Robert Dane have been selected as finalists in The International Windship Association Wind Propulsion Innovation Awards…
Read moreBluebottle Stinger Underway!
July 01, 2016
During his visit, Michael was impressed with the quality of workmanship and diversity of manufacturing at Steber International’s Taree factory complex. He was…
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