We’re pleased to be partnering with Tuco Marine at the SeaSEC Challenge Weeks DATA2SEA 2026, demonstrating the role of digital integration in unlocking the full potential of autonomous vessels.
The SeaSEC Challenge Weeks bring together maritime innovators, technology providers, and operators to test and validate advanced capabilities in real-world conditions. Within this environment, CUBEDIN and Tuco Marine are showcasing how autonomous and modular vessel systems can be integrated, scaled, and operated more effectively.
CUBEDIN: The Digital Backbone for Autonomous Vessels
At the core of this collaboration is the Tuco Marine Sentinel USV, where CUBEDIN provides the digital backbone that collects data from multiple onboard sensors into one unified architecture.
Modern autonomous vessels rely on a wide range of sensors and systems – GPS, radar, speed, heading and depth sounders – each generating critical data. However, without a structured integration layer, these systems often operate in isolation, increasing complexity and limiting scalability.
CUBEDIN addresses this by translating sensor outputs into standardised data streams, for SeaSEC MQTT data creating a common data language across the vessel. This enables seamless communication between:
- Sensors and onboard systems
- Mission software
- Autonomy frameworks
- Remote operators
The result is a coherent, connected system where data flows reliably and predictably across all components.
Scaling autonomous vessels
By acting as the interface layer, CUBEDIN simplifies how new systems are introduced and managed onboard.
Rather than requiring bespoke integration for each new sensor or payload, CUBEDIN provides a structured, repeatable approach to connecting systems. This reduces the engineering effort required to add new sensors, integrate mission payloads, deploy autonomy software, and scale capabilities across vessels.
As a result, shipbuilders and system integrators benefit from:
- Faster integration of new systems
- Reduced complexity in vessel architecture
- Open interfaces for autonomy and mission software
- Real-time monitoring and scalable applications
- Fleet-level data management
In collaboration with Tuco Marine, these are the principles that we’ll be demonstrating during the SeaSEC Challenge Weeks 2026 – showing how structured integration can move autonomous vessels from isolated systems toward connected and scalable platforms.
