# Marakeb Technologies

> Marakeb Technologies is a Sharjah-based UAE company specializing in platform-agnostic autonomy for marine, ground, and aerial vehicles. Its patented MAP Pro conversion kit turns almost any manned vehicle - from boats to cars to drones - into a remotely operated or fully autonomous system. With roots in GRP boat building since 2007, the company now builds unmanned surface vessels, ground control stations, and combat management systems for defense, security, oil and gas, environmental, and transportation customers, and is majority-owned by Tawazun's Strategic Development Fund.

- **Founded:** 2007
- **Headquarters:** Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- **Founders:** Basel Shuhaiber (Chief Executive Officer)
- **Team size:** ~29 employees (11-50 range)
- **Products:** MAP Pro, MAP Pilot, Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs), Ground Control Stations
- **Notable:** Developed the UAE Navy's 21.25m Multi-Mission Unmanned Surface Vessel (MMUSV 'Golden Unit'), Selected to develop the National Combat Management System for UAE naval platforms, Converted 90+ manned platforms to unmanned or optionally-manned configurations

## Products & services

- **MAP Pro** — Patented autonomous conversion kit that can be integrated into any aerial, ground, or marine vehicle to give it remote-operation and fully autonomous capabilities, including waypoint navigation in GPS-denied environments.
- **MAP Pilot** — State-of-the-art marine autopilot with built-in GPS and 9-axis IMU providing precise track control, designed to be independent of any specific steering system.
- **Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs)** — GRP-hulled unmanned boats, including a 21.25m Multi-Mission Unmanned Surface Vessel (MMUSV 'Golden Unit') developed for the UAE Navy with integrated sensors and defense systems.
- **Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs)** — Autonomous ground platforms for defense, energy, oil and gas, and security applications, developed in part through partnership with Black-I Robotics.
- **Ground Control Stations** — Command-and-control stations for supervising and operating unmanned platforms across domains.
- **National Combat Management System (NCMS)** — Combat management system for UAE naval platforms, developed jointly with Tawazun Council and Naval Group.

## Achievements

- Developed the UAE Navy's 21.25m Multi-Mission Unmanned Surface Vessel (MMUSV 'Golden Unit')
- Selected to develop the National Combat Management System for UAE naval platforms
- Converted 90+ manned platforms to unmanned or optionally-manned configurations
- Integrated 200+ third-party sensors and weapons across its systems
- Deployments spanning approximately 10 countries
- Patented the MAP Pro platform-agnostic autonomous conversion kit
- Attracted majority strategic investment from Tawazun's Strategic Development Fund

## Latest updates

- **2023-02** — Unveiled the 21.25m Multi-Mission Unmanned Surface Vessel for the UAE Navy, equipped with the MAP Pro autonomous system.
- **2023-02** — Signed strategic partnership with Tawazun Council and Naval Group to develop the National Combat Management System for the UAE Navy.
- **2021-11** — Tawazun's Strategic Development Fund raised its stake in Marakeb to 50% in a Series A investment.
- **2021** — Signed MoU with Black-I Robotics International to explore local UAE production of unmanned ground vehicles.

## Links

- Website: https://marakeb.tech
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/marakeb
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/marakebtech
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarakebTechnologies/

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