Based on research conducted at Sydney University, Abyss Solutions is working on robotics technology to detect damage to in-water infrastructure.

Abyss Solutions, a robotics technology developer that emerged out of Sydney University, has raised A$1m ($740,000) in funding from investors including VC fund Follow the Seed, the Financial Review reported yesterday.

Remaining investors were not named. Existing shareholders include Muru-D, the startup accelerator of telecoms firm Telstra from which Abyss graduated in 2016.

Abyss Solutions has developed sensors with fault detection algorithms that can be attached to aquatic drones to detect damage to underwater infrastructure. The company claims its technology…