Robotics

Offshore wind projects now rely on robotics to control safety, cost, and schedule—yet many professionals are asked to make decisions without a clear, system-level understanding of these tools. Poor choices in surveys, installation, or O&M mean higher vessel days, increased risk, and weaker data. This course closes that gap.

Robotics Across Lifecycle

Understand how USVs, ROVs, AUVs, drones, crawlers, and resident systems are applied from site surveys through installation, inspection, and O&M.

Solve Real Constraints

Learn how teams manage positioning, communications, and visibility challenges underwater—covering GNSS limits, acoustic systems, LEO satellites, sonar, and photogrammetry.

Inspection to Remediation

See how robotics support monopile installation monitoring, cable lay and burial verification, scour inspection, UXO surveys, and interventions like rock dumping.

About the course

As offshore wind scales into deeper water and harsher environments, robotics have moved from optional to operationally critical—often faster than teams can upskill around them. This course breaks down how robotic systems are actually used across offshore wind projects, covering platforms (USVs, ROVs, AUVs, drones, buoys), sensors (sonar, imaging, MetOcean), and workflows spanning surveys, installation, and O&M. The content is built by offshore practitioners with direct experience deploying these systems in construction and operations environments. You’ll leave with the ability to evaluate robotic solutions, ask better technical questions, and make informed decisions that reduce offshore risk and vessel exposure.

Curriculum

12 Chapters · 82 Lessons

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1. Welcome Free preview
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  Course Map
3. Course Completion Requirements Free preview
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  Course Glossary
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  1.1: Welcome, Course Overview & Learning Objectives
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  1.1.1: Why Robotics Matters in Offshore Wind
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  1.2: Attendee Roundtable (Reflection & Role Identification Activity)
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  1.2.1: A Guided Self-Reflection Exercise
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  1.3: Why Robotics in Offshore Wind?
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  1.3.1: Driving Factor #1: Safety Improvements
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  1.1.2: Positioning Relative to Structures: Visual and Acoustic Aids
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  Module 1: Practice Quiz
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  2.1: Positioning Challenges
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  2.2.1: The Underwater Challenge: When the Rules Change Completely
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  2.2: Communications Challenges
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  2.3: Visibility Challenges Underwater
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  2.3.1: Tools That Help Robots “See” in Low Visibility
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  Module 2: Practice Quiz
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  3.1: Uncrewed & Autonomous Surface Vessels (USVs/ASVs)
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  3.1.1: Why Surface Robotics Are Ideal for Offshore Wind
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  3.1.2: Operational Models: How USVs Are Used in the Field
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  3.2: Aerial Drones & Crawlers
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  3.2.1: Part II , Crawler Robotics in Offshore Wind
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  3.3: Buoys & Remote Monitoring Systems
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  3.3.1: Remote Monitoring Systems: Beyond Buoys
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  3.4: ROV Fundamentals
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  3.4.2: Operational Tasks ROVs Perform in Offshore Wind
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  3.5: AUV Fundamentals & Hybrid AUV/ROVs
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  3.5.1: AUV Mission Lifecycle
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  Module 3: Practice Quiz
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  4.1: Cameras, Imaging, and Photogrammetry
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  4.1.1: Cameras in Underwater and Surface Robotics
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  4.1.2: Photogrammetry: Turning Images into 3D Models
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  4.2: Sonar Systems & Subsea Mapping Technologies
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  4.2.1: Operational Considerations for Sonar Use in Offshore Wind
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  4.3: Manipulators, Arms & End-Effectors
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  4.3.1: Degrees of Freedom: How Manipulators Move
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  4.3.2: Manipulator Integration with Tooling Systems
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  4.4: ROV Tooling for Construction & O&M
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  4.4.1: How ROVs Select and Use Tooling in Offshore Wind
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  Module 4: Practice Quiz
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  5.1: MetOcean Data Collection
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  5.1.1: Part I , MetOcean Parameters and Why They Matter
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  5.1.2: Part III , Key Sensors Used in MetOcean Data Collection
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  5.2: Seabed & Subsurface Mapping
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  5.2.1: Part III , Challenges of Seabed and Subsurface Mapping in Offshore Wind
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  5.3: UXO Clearance Robotics
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  5.3.1: Part II , Robotic Identification & Classification
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  Module 5: Practice Quiz
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  6.1: Pre-Installation Seabed Checks
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  6.1.1: Part I , The Role of ROVs in Seabed Verification
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  6.1.2: Part III , Workflow of a Pre-Installation Seabed Check
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  6.2: Monopile Installation Monitoring
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  6.2.1: Part II , Technologies Used in Monopile Monitoring
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  6.3: Cable Installation & Trenching
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  6.3.1: Part III , Trenching and Burial Robotics
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  Module 6: Practice Quiz
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  7.1: Foundation and Cable Inspection
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  7.1.1: Preparing for an Inspection Campaign
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  7.1.2: Burial Depth Verification
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  7.2: Resident Autonomous Systems
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  7.2.1: Daily Operation: How the System Works
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  7.3: Cable Remediation
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  7.4: Mooring Line Installation
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  7.4.1: Understanding Floating Wind Mooring Systems
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  7.4.2: Connecting Mooring Lines to the Floating Foundation
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  7.5: Floating Structure Inspection
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  7.6: Dynamic Cables & Deepwater Challenges
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  7.7: Remote Operations & Control Centers
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  7.8: Autonomy, AI & Machine Vision
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  7.8.1: Autonomy in Action: Realistic Offshore Scenarios
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  7.9: Regulatory, Safety & Workforce Implications
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  7.9.1: Workforce Implications: The Changing Shape of Offshore Wind Careers
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  Module 7: Practice Quiz
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  8.1: Key Takeaways
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  8.1.1: The Offshore Environment Defines the Robotics Challenge
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  8.2: Closing: The Robotics-Driven Future of Offshore Wind
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  Course Recap and Final Assessment
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  Reflection
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  Final Assessment
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  Farewell
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  Post-Course Survey

Build practical robotics fluency for offshore wind

Enroll to gain a clear, end-to-end view of how robotics are applied on real offshore wind projects and earn a certificate of completion from Offshore Wind Academy. Need financial assistance? Apply for a scholarship at offshorewind-academy.com/scholarships/.