AUV MarketDavid Kelly, President & CEO, Blue? n Robotics on the hunt forMH370MH370Before we talk about the current search, When Malaysian Airlines ? ight 370 dis-can you give us some insight on Blue? n, speci? cally how the company is still the appeared on March 8, 2014 with 239 same and different from the time you took the helm in 2008.souls aboard, so began an aviation di- I think Blue? n has the same ‘go get it done saster and mystery. While a collabora-attitude’ with a heightened focus on ? exible prod-ucts that meet the client’s needs for defense, com-tive effort continues to hunt for clues in mercial and oceanographic research markets. What’s different is, the market and the demand has matured some of the world’s most remote, hostile and grown, and in step with that, Blue? n has grown. When I joined we were in a building in Cambridge and uncharted ocean environments, the with roughly 60 people in the company. Today, we are more than 200 employees including Seebyte per-subsea industry – and more speci? cally sonnel. We’ve sold vehicles around the globe includ-ing products to commercial offshore clients and 16 the AUV sector – has garnered interna-navies, so it is a much more mature organization with a broader product line and activities in more areas of tional headlines, as Phoenix Interna-the undersea robotics space. tional, under contract to the U.S. Navy, The hunt for ? ight MH370 has brought a bright light on Blue? n, and in fact the has deployed its Blue? n 21 Artemis AUV entire AUV sector. Tell us about it.in the search. Last month MTR caught Without a doubt this is the most intense me-dia attention that Blue? n has received in its 15 plus up with Blue? n CEO David Kelly for his year history. We’ve been involved with other impor-tant jobs including the hunt for the Earhart wreckage take on the search and the implications and several others. However, the mystery surround-ing this ? ight has heightened the attention on the of the bright media light being shined on search. the AUV industry.Can you tell me about the vehicle oper-ating in the hunt for the aircraft. Let me give you a little background before I By Greg Trauthweindirectly answer your question. The 21-inch diameter May 201418 MTRMTR #4 (18-33).indd 18 MTR #4 (18-33).indd 18 5/12/2014 10:44:48 AM5/12/2014 10:44:48 AM