Viking Yachts today announced a partnership with Viam to integrate its AI and automation technology into the builder’s fiberglass sanding process. The partnership, Viking said, will enhance efficiency and consistency through intelligent automation, complementing the skills of Viking workers.
“This is about improving the way we build boats,” president and CEO Pat Healey said in a statement. “We’ve always embraced innovation that makes us better. If robotics can help our team work smarter, faster and more efficiently, then it’s worth the investment.”
Added Viam co-founder and CEO Eliot Horowitz: “Our partnership with Viking represents a major innovation around one of the most challenging aspects of marine manufacturing. We’ve taken a time-consuming, resource-intensive process and made it resoundingly more efficient and scalable.”
Horowitz will discuss the Viking-Viam partnership June 4 during a session at Capitol Hill Ocean Week in Washington, D.C., titled “Emerging Ocean Economies: Innovation Driving Conservation Outcomes.” Co-hosted by Viking, the panel will explore how companies like Viam and Viking are using technology to enhance ocean stewardship and support the marine industry.
