Autonomous Maritime Systems Laboratory (AMSL)

AMSL is a University of Tasmania collaboration within the College of Science and Engineering, sponsored by the Australian Maritime College(AMC) and Institute for Marine and Antarctic Science (IMAS).  

Evolving from a world-leading operator of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) in extreme polar environments and Australia’s leading AUV training program, AMSL has expanded into commercial maritime industries and the defence sector as a trusted provider of integrated robotics and sensor networks. 

Key areas of services available through AMSL include:

• Polar Ice Shelf Cavity Exploration 
• Antarctic and Southern Ocean Marine Science
• Coastal environmental monitoring
• Offshore infrastructure inspections
• Full spectrum AMS training

AMSL is situated at the UTAS Newnham Campus, operating as a facility of the National Centre for Maritime Engineering and Hydrodynamics. AMSL is governed by an Advisory Committee reporting to an Executive consisting of the AMC Principal and IMAS Executive Director. AMSL business is administered through AMC-Search, the training and consultancy division of AMC