We are a startup company based at YES!Delft, one of the world’s leading tech incubators. The Smart-Ship team is led by Roy, Brent and Jelle, who combine their knowledge on Biomechanical Engineering, Offshore and Maritime Engineering, Energy & Process, Business Economics and Tax Law into one of the future innovators in the maritime sector.
Smart-Ship is a maritime company that focuses on revolutionizing the way we control ships. We discovered that there is an imbalance between the way we present information to the captain and how he is supposed to act on this information. Of all shipping accidents roughly 85% can be traced back to errors made by the human operator. We feel that this is not because there is a lack of skill or knowledge with modern captains, but rather because of an incomplete or inconsistent information flow.
That is why we at Smart-Ship strive towards a sustainable future of maritime transportation, by optimizing synergies that arise due to interaction between humans and machines. We bridge the last five inches by implementing force feedback technology on ship control. These forces ensure an intuitive way of transferring the information from the machine to the human operator. This way of providing information such as warnings, guidance or alternative actions does not require any explanation and is designed to make the life of the human operator easier and safer.
In September 2018 the Smart-Ship team joined the network of YES!Delft, one of the world’s best startup incubators. Under the guidance of an experienced advisory board and the mentorship of the YES!Delft professionals, Smart-Ship aims to be part of the next generation of vessels.
Smart-Ship is a maritime company that focuses on revolutionizing the way we control ships. We discovered that there is an imbalance between the way we present information to the captain and how he is supposed to act on this information. Of all shipping accidents roughly 85% can be traced back to errors made by the human operator. We feel that this is not because there is a lack of skill or knowledge with modern captains, but rather because of an incomplete or inconsistent information flow.
That is why we at Smart-Ship strive towards a sustainable future of maritime transportation, by optimizing synergies that arise due to interaction between humans and machines. We bridge the last five inches by implementing force feedback technology on ship control. These forces ensure an intuitive way of transferring the information from the machine to the human operator. This way of providing information such as warnings, guidance or alternative actions does not require any explanation and is designed to make the life of the human operator easier and safer.
In September 2018 the Smart-Ship team joined the network of YES!Delft, one of the world’s best startup incubators. Under the guidance of an experienced advisory board and the mentorship of the YES!Delft professionals, Smart-Ship aims to be part of the next generation of vessels.
Location: Netherlands, South Holland, Delft
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2018
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| 12.02.2021 | UNIIQ | uniiq.nl |
| - | YES!Delft | yesdelft.c... |
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| 30.11.2023 | AI, autonomous systems, and digital connectivity could help ships cut emissions | Sea Machines Robotics is piloting autonomous technology that it hopes to scale up for use on larger vessels like cargo ships and ferries. Sea Machines Robotics Redeem now The shipping industry is thought to be behind on its goal of using 5%... |
| 15.02.2021 | Smart-Ship: Control levers that help you make informed decisions in real-time Subscribe to our newsletter | Ships experience a lot of forces sailing through head waves on the open sea. Information systems onboard monitor those forces and notify the crew about changes in their surroundings, yet there seems to be a problem. “The information from th... |
| 17.12.2019 | TOP 10 Startup Success Stories: December Subscribe to our newsletter | The Blockchain startup presented their solution at the TNW in Amsterdam, which was organized in cooperation with the Financial Times. A total of 8 startups were selected to present their pitch at the Hard Fork Pitch Battle in front of a sel... |