Sea Machines Robotics has opened a new advanced technology center in Boston that will be used to accelerate product development and accommodate the company’s growing team.

Located adjacent to Sea Machine’s headquarters and vessel testing sites in East Boston’s shipyard, the fully renovated workspace provides a collaborative, open working environment, as well as expansive conference and meeting areas. The technology center is also near local restaurants, Logan International Airport and Boston’s public transit system.

“The new Sea Machines technology center is exciting as it enables us to collaborate more effectively and develop autonomous marine technology for commercial and government customers,” says Jim Daly, chief operating officer.

“This investment reinforces our continued leadership and commitment to making Boston the U.S. hub of maritime autonomous technology, and Sea Machines the unquestioned leader in this space.”

The opening of the new technology center comes a few months after Sea Machines announced its new global dealer program to support its sales across key commercial marine markets.

The program includes several strategic partners who are authorized to sell, install, retrofit and service Sea Machines’ line of intelligent command and control systems for workboats.

According to Sea Machines, its SM Series products, SM300 and SM200, provides marine operators a “new era of task-driven, computer-guided vessel control,” ultimately bringing advanced autonomy within reach for both small and large-scale operations alike.

The company’s SM product series can be installed on existing or new-build commercial vessels, and Sea Machines says that a return on investment can typically be seen within a year.

Additionally, Sea Machines is also currently developing advanced perception and navigation assistance technology for a variety of vessel types, including container ships.

Sea Machines is currently testing its perception and situational awareness technology aboard one of A.P. Moller-Maersk’s new-build ice-class container ships.