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Hydroid LLC, a maker of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), reports it has sold two AUVs to scientists conducting research of water bodies in the Pacific Northwest.

The Science and Technology Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Predication (CMOP) -- a federally funded effort involving the Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon State University and University of Washington -- plans to use the Pocasset firm's Remus 100 AUVs as mobile platforms for oceanographic sensors that analyze the impact of humans on estuaries and coastal environments, according to privately held Hydroid. The vehicles are also expected to detect the impact of changes in climate to the underwater environment.

Financial deals of the transaction weren't disclosed.

The deal between CMOP and Hydroid follows the firm's five-year deal with the Naval Oceanographic Office announced last month, in which the company is to provide spare parts, service and support for its AUVs used by the office.

Hydroid has an exclusive license from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to manufacture and develop the Remus AUV technology.

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