Robots, AI Software Speed Fixes to Navy’s Ship-Repair Backlog

July 12, 2023, 1:32 PM UTC

Gecko Robotics is using robots and software to modernize the Navy’s ship maintenance, one of the biggest obstacles to fleet readiness.

The Navy’s ship program is plagued by long turn-around times for maintenance and understaffed naval bases—two problems that the company aims to solve with their robots and software, according to Jake Loosararian, co-founder and CEO of Gecko Robotics.

He’s also spoken with Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro on utilizing advanced technologies “to solve some of these problems before they become large issues.”

The Government Accountability Office found the Navy had persistent sustainment challenges between fiscal 2011 and ...

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