Environmental monitoring
Positioned measurements of temperature, salinity, turbidity, pH and depth.
Independent marine development platform · Stenungsund, Sweden
SEEKRINES
Built to understand
the water.
SEEKR Ines is a compact, electric and unmanned surface vessel being developed for environmental monitoring, mapping and visual inspection in lakes, waterways and sheltered coastal waters.
StatusPrototype verified
Next versionSEEKR Ines
Propulsion24 V electric
Home watersWest coast, Sweden
01 / Mission
A smaller vessel can make large waters more accessible.
Traditional survey work often requires a boat, crew and extensive planning. SEEKR explores how a modular platform can revisit positions, follow repeatable routes and collect georeferenced data with a lower operational threshold.
Mapping
Repeatable routes for bathymetry, shorelines and change detection.
Visual inspection
Camera-based observation of inaccessible areas and marine infrastructure.
Open development
A practical test bed for sensors, autonomy and research collaboration.
Hull study · concept in development02 / From prototype to platform
The first build proved the principle. Ines will make it useful.
The working prototype tested propulsion, remote control, navigation and communication on water. The new vessel is designed from the ground up around hydrodynamics, serviceability and safe integration.
- ✓ Purpose-built hydrodynamic hull
- ✓ Protected, zoned electronics
- ✓ Replaceable battery and sensor modules
- ✓ Integrated obstacle avoidance
Concept images show the design direction. Final geometry and performance will be established through construction and verification.
03 / System architecture
Independent layers.
One coherent system.
Propulsion and core safety remain separate from experimental perception and environmental sensing. A failure in an added capability must never allow uncontrolled operation.
Information flow
From the environment to a safe onboard decision
01
ObservePerception
Sensors build a shared picture of the surroundings and water.
- 360° lidar
- Wide-angle camera
- AIS & depth
02
UnderstandVAKA AI
SEEKR’s purpose-trained model combines obstacle data, imagery, measurements and mission state locally.
VAKAMarine AI · Q6A edge compute
03
DecideNavigation
The autopilot executes routes and safety rules with independent failsafes.
- Route & geofence
- Avoidance & stop
- Return-to-home
04
ActVessel control
Commands become controlled movement or a safe stop.
- Motor & steering
- 24 V power system
- Manual takeover
Safety chain Autopilot, geofence and emergency stop remain independent of experimental AI functions. Active principle
04 / Safe autonomy
Obstacles are detected through independent layers.
No single sensor handles reflections, rain, dark hulls, low branches and small craft in every condition. SEEKR therefore combines maps, lidar, vision, AIS, proximity and depth.
Route & geofence
Predefined missions, exclusion zones and safe distances from shores, docks and shipping lanes.
360° lidar
A local obstacle map provides distance sectors to the navigation system in real time.
Visual perception
Camera and AI distinguish water from land and classify people, boats, buoys and floating objects.
Near field & depth
Independent proximity and depth sensors provide stop functions near low obstacles and shallow water.
Safety logic
The vessel slows, avoids, stops or returns. An operator can always take control and trigger an emergency stop.
Safety principle
The safest decision is sometimes not to continue.
When perception is uncertain, communications fail, energy is low or the route is blocked, SEEKR Ines should slow down, stop or return. Autonomous capability is introduced progressively under supervision.
05 / Search, locate, support
Long-term development direction
Search methodically. Understand more. Help faster.
SEEKR Ines is intended to support teams both at the surface and along the seabed. It can cover areas, mark observations and collect better evidence for the people directing the mission.
POSITIONED FINDING58° 04.218' NMultiple perspectives collected
SEEKR AI / 01VAKA
The AI behind the capability
Trained to understand the marine environment.
VAKA is trained on purpose-specific data for marine obstacles, thermal signatures, objects and sonar anomalies. Reviewed observations from testing are returned to a quality-controlled dataset and verified before deployment.
Collect→Review→Train→Verify
01 / SURFACE SEARCHThermal vision and AI
Looks for people and small vessels in darkness. Conventional imagery provides context and an operator verifies the observation.
02 / SEABED SEARCHSide-scan sonar and reacquisition
Finds anomalies, lost objects and possible wrecks. Significant detections are revisited from several directions for better interpretation.
03 / DIRECT SUPPORTPosition and marking
Shares an exact position and may place a marker, beacon or flotation aid after operator approval.
Safety principle
The AI searches. People decide.
SEEKR Ines is intended as a persistent tool for rescue personnel, divers and search teams—never a replacement. Geofencing, safe distances, abort and manual takeover remain active throughout a mission.
06 / Water data
Every measurement receives a place and time.
Sensors are combined in a removable module. Water passes through a serviceable flow cell while GPS, time, speed and calibration state are recorded with the raw data.
MeasurementPurposeIntegrationStatus
Water temperatureThermal profile and referenceRS485 probePlanned
Conductivity / salinityFreshwater and coastal variationRS485 probePlanned
TurbiditySediment, runoff and clarityFlow cellPlanned
pHChanges in water chemistryCalibrated probePlanned
DepthBathymetry and grounding protectionEcho sounderPriority
Dissolved oxygenBiological water statusOptical probeExpansion
Scientific credibility requires more than a sensor.Reference measurements, calibration standards, cleaning routines and documented uncertainty are part of every pilot mission.
07 / Roadmap
From a working prototype to a documented pilot.
Development is divided into measurable stages. Each phase must produce clear evidence before more complex autonomy or sensing is added.
01
CompletedWorking prototype
Propulsion, remote control, navigation, telemetry and lighting tested on water.
02
NowSEEKR Ines system design
Hull, serviceable electronics, 24 V energy and modular sensing are being dimensioned.
03
NextBuild and land testing
Hull, propulsion, sealing, cooling and safety functions are integrated and verified.
04
PilotAutonomous water missions
Progressive testing from supervised low speed to documented local surveys.
08 / Collaboration
SEEKR is looking for the right waters, questions and partners.
The project welcomes dialogue with municipalities, water councils, associations, research groups and companies interested in testing cost-effective marine data collection.
- A relevant pilot area and measurement question
- Technical verification and reference instruments
- Component or project support
- Open documentation of results