Gen6 is building a family of systems around one common thread: Autonomous function on persistent power with technology designed to operate where the grid ends and the network drops, drawing energy from the environment rather than the battery or the outlet. We start at the hardest place to reach - the seafloor - and build toward a connected picture of the maritime domain.
BEACONS
Benthic Enabled Autonomous Collaborative Operations Notification Systems
“A Microbial Fuel Cell Technology”
Long- endurance power for undersea sensors that are generated by bacteria in seafloor sediment
Underwater sensing has always been limited by one thing “POWER”. Batteries run down, and there’s no practical way to recharge equipment on the seafloor. Gen6’s microbial fuel cell technology, transitioned from U.S. Navy research under our CRADA, draws continuous energy directly from marine sediment - enabling persistent, long-duration operation without battery swaps or external power. The result is a durable energy source for underwater sensors in both defense and commercial marine applications.
Where We’re Headed
Closing the loop from the seafloor to space
Persistent seafloor power is the first layer of a larger vision. Today, robust infrastructure already connects the surface to space - but the undersea and surface-maritime domains remain fragmented, power-starved, and hard to observe. Gen6’s direction is to bridge that gap: connecting the seafloor-to-surface domain with the surface-to-space infrastructure already in place, so operators gain a continuous, real-time picture from the ocean floor to orbit. We build that picture layer by layer.
Energy - persistent power at the edge, starting on the seafloor
Sensors - observing the undersea and surface domains continuously
Connectivity - moving data from the ocean to existing surface-to-space networks
Intelligence - AI/analytics that turn raw signal into decisions
Applications - defense, food security, and the broader blue economy