AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles is welcoming an underwater robotics giant to its research and development hub.
Blue Robotics has signed a 10-year, 49,000-square-foot lease to bring its headquarters and production facility to AltaSea’s 35-acre campus, AltaSea announced in a statement. AltaSea, which seeks to provide space to foster research and development for the so-called “blue economy,” opened its Center for Innovation at the Port of Los Angeles last year.
To prepare for Blue Robotics’ landing, AltaSea will begin performing renovations on the new space early next year with a grand opening planned for the end of next year.
“The move to AltaSea provides Blue Robotics with direct access to the ocean for testing and development of advanced marine robotics systems, as well as opportunities to collaborate with a dynamic community of innovative ocean technology companies at AltaSea,” AltaSea president and CEO Terry Tamminen said.
Other tenants at AltaSea include Braid Theory, another marine robotics company; wave energy technology firm Eco Wave Power; and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, which uses its lab to monitor and collect data on commercial fisheries.
Blue Robotics will make full use of the 49,000 square feet with its research and development operations as well as assembly and production of its marine robotics products. With proximity to the ocean near one of the busiest container ports in North America, Blue Robotics employees will be able to dunk its products in the water for testing, demonstration, and development.
Los Angeles City Council member Tim McOsker, who formerly served as CEO of AltaSea, noted that “a nearly fifty-thousand-square-foot lease is significant anywhere and at any time.” The deal with Blue Robotics marks one of the largest single leases in AltaSea’s history. Blue Robotics’ forthcoming presence at AltaSea’s Center for Innovation brings occupancy at the site to 85 percent.
The move comes after the Port of Los Angeles’ Board of Harbor Commissioners unanimously approved an amendment to AltaSea’s own lease earlier this month. Those changes will help provide critical infrastructure at the site as well as provide reimbursements for the company from the Port of Los Angeles.
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