About Tocaro Blue
We believe existing marine sensor equipment can be transformed into vessel control and situational awareness solutions through sophisticated AI. By enhancing vessels’ current sensor suites, we create cost-effective solutions to prevent catastrophic losses in maritime environments.
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Who we are
Serial Entrepreneur, Engineer, and lifelong sailor, Tom Patterson, founded Tocaro Blue in 2019 to address issues with complex marine electronics and navigation systems he experienced while sailing across the Atlantic.
Initially Tocaro offered monitoring and tracking systems for vessels to offer a peace of mind to boat owners while away from their vessels. Over time, the Tocaro Blue team recognized that marine Radar was under-utilized across the industry for perception. In 2020, the Tocaro Team began R&D on what is now ProteusCore, a Machine-Learning based Radar processing software that tunes, detects, classifies, and tracks Radar targets automatically.
In 2023, Tocaro Blue acquired their engineering services vendor, Moxie IoT. Experienced tech entrepreneur John Minor was brought on as CEO. Since late 2023, Tocaro Blue has been refining the ProteusCore solution for recreational boating, Defense, and commercial marine applications to solve a variety of challenges related to using marine Radar for advanced detections and collision avoidance.
Our mission is to modernize legacy marine sensors with smart software.
Tocaro Blue builds systems that enable next-generation advanced driver assistance, vessel control systems, navigation software, sensor fusion, and Uncrewed Surface Vessels with machine learning technology.
Our test boat, affectionately named Radar Love, operates four days a week out of Bayou Chico in Pensacola, FL.
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testimonials
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"The ProteusCore Devkit exceeded our expectations from the very first interaction. Everything from the packaging to the documentation was intuitive and clearly designed for rapid deployment. We were able to install the system, connect it to our NMEA 2000 backbone, and have the Garmin MFD application running in under 30 minutes. It's refreshing to work with a solution that's engineered not only for advanced capability, but also for ease of integration and operation."
-Michael Diehl, Janus Defense
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“The capabilities of ProteusCore™ Perception software to characterize radar contacts in real time improves the ability of vessel operators to interpret hazards to navigation and prioritize actions taken to ensure safe operation of manned and unmanned vessels.” -B. Applegate, NSWC
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“It’s an application that leaves the decision making to the professional at the helm but provides them with improved clear and actionable information.”
-Aaron Porter
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“On scene observation of how this system incorporates real time machine learning to conduct rapid contact management, instant chart updates reflecting verified current real world 3D navigation geography, and dynamic waterborne situational awareness on an intuitive and quite flexible single display screen was amazing; and frankly “game changing” to use an old but appropriate cliche. Utilizing but enhancing the capabilities of standard marine onboard sensors, Proteus, truly, as advertised “offers a newfound sense of confidence, safety, and adventure at the helm and helps boaters avoid collisions and running aground”; and, very notably, increased security in reduced visibility and high contact situations! Highly recommended for any level of boater!”
- Capt. Houston Jones USN (ret) Commanding Officer, USS Miami
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“Tocaro Blue Proteus distills Radar information to bring an easy awareness of water around the boat. Proteus helps the user digest and understand information from their boat’s Radar, sonar, and AIS systems.”
-Judge Theresa Nicholson
