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# marius

<https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/autoagri-wins-entrepreneur-competition-at-trondelagsmotet>

## [AutoAgri wins entrepreneur competition at Trøndelagsmøtet](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/autoagri-wins-entrepreneur-competition-at-trondelagsmotet)

Posted by [marius](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/marius) | Jan 13, 2020, 5:38:00 PM

**AutoAgri won the 2020 innovation pitching competition and NOK 50 000 reward at Trøndelagsmøtet,...**

[CONTINUE READING](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/autoagri-wins-entrepreneur-competition-at-trondelagsmotet)

<https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/zeabuz-self-driving-mini-ferries-one-step-closer-to-marketisation>

## [Zeabuz: Self-driving mini-ferries one step closer to marketisation](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/zeabuz-self-driving-mini-ferries-one-step-closer-to-marketisation)

Posted by [marius](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/marius) | Jan 6, 2020, 10:38:47 AM

**Climate crisis may give rise to a new European industrial adventure.**

[CONTINUE READING](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/zeabuz-self-driving-mini-ferries-one-step-closer-to-marketisation)

<https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/arena-status-to-the-ocean-autonomy-cluster-in-trondheim>

## [Arena status to the Ocean Autonomy Cluster in Trondheim](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/arena-status-to-the-ocean-autonomy-cluster-in-trondheim)

Posted by [marius](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/marius) | Dec 19, 2019, 8:57:33 PM

**The Ocean Autonomy Cluster in Trøndelag is one of Innovation Norway’s new cluster projects, seeking...**

[CONTINUE READING](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/arena-status-to-the-ocean-autonomy-cluster-in-trondheim)

<https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/news-4>

## [“The closest you get to a Nobel-prize within the field of Engineering Cybernetics”](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/news-4)

Posted by [marius](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/marius) | Dec 19, 2019, 10:12:00 AM

**Researchers have worked on the idea of snake robots for more than 30 years, but the greatest...**

[CONTINUE READING](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/news-4)

## On the same subject

<https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/breach-vr-reality-is-cross-platform>

### [Breach VR: Reality is cross-platform](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/breach-vr-reality-is-cross-platform)

[Aida Refvik Angell](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/aida-refvik-angell)

[VR](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/tag/vr), [Breach VR](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/tag/breach-vr)

<https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/the-ocean-space-incubator-will-strengthen-norways-position-in-ocean-space-technology>

### [The Ocean Space Incubator in Trøndelag: Will strengthen Norway’s position in ocean space technology](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/the-ocean-space-incubator-will-strengthen-norways-position-in-ocean-space-technology)

[Birgit Thorsen](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/birgit-thorsen)

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<https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/autonomimiljoet-i-midt-norge-far-stotte-til-millionprosjekt>

### [Autonomimiljøet i Midt-Norge får støtte til millionprosjekt](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/autonomimiljoet-i-midt-norge-far-stotte-til-millionprosjekt)

[malin](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/malin)

[Uncategorized](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/tag/uncategorized)

- <https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/marius/page/3>
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- [2](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/marius/page/2)
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- [4](https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/marius/page/4)
- <https://oceanautonomy.no/en-us/oacnews/author/marius/page/0>

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