Smart Ocean Technologies SOTOur multidisciplinary Fraunhofer research team is developing pioneering marine technology and new solutions for sustainable use of the oceans. As a cross-institutional research network in underwater technology, we operate in the context of the Ocean Technology Campus Rostock and benefit in particular from a nearby underwater testing ground in the Baltic Sea, the Digital Ocean Lab. More info ...
Welcome to the Smart Ocean Technologies research group SOT
Our test field
Fraunhofer IGD's Digital Ocean Lab in the Baltic Sea allows to test ideas and simulation in a real environment under controlled conditions.
Our location
The research group is located in the base camp of the Ocean Technology Campus – in Rostock's freight and fishing port, directly on the Warnow and Baltic Sea.