Database-derived collection
Vehicles with a documented research sector. 30 records qualify from the current dataset; missing values are excluded from numerical ranking.
Kongsberg’s high-specification deep-water survey platform, configured for multi-sensor geophysical, hydrographic, environmental and defense missions.
View verified record →A shore-capable, over-the-horizon HUGIN designed for multi-day to multi-week missions over very long distances.
View verified record →A 6,000-meter HUGIN configuration for abyssal mapping, survey and defense missions.
View verified record →A configurable, shore- or small-vessel-deployable survey platform built around interchangeable vehicle and payload modules.
View verified record →A survey-grade abyssal AUV with removable batteries, data storage and configurable payload ports.
View verified record →A buoyancy-driven ocean glider offered in shallow and deep configurations for long-duration water-column observation.
View verified record →An enlarged Slocum architecture intended for year-scale persistent monitoring and multiple higher-power sensors.
View verified record →General Dynamics Mission Systems
The heavyweight member of the Bluefin survey family, used for deep-water search and mapping missions.
View verified record →A hovering hybrid vehicle that can operate autonomously, under assisted control or by tether, including from a subsea docking station.
View verified record →The commercial continuation of MBARI’s long-range propeller-driven AUV architecture for ship-light ocean observation.
View verified record →A single-person-portable coastal AUV with an open payload and software architecture.
View verified record →A hydrogen-fuel-cell long-endurance vehicle with a large flooded payload bay and battery-powered variants.
View verified record →International Submarine Engineering
A modular Canadian AUV family available in configurations for deep-ocean and under-ice survey.
View verified record →Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The compact coastal member of the REMUS family, originally developed at WHOI and adaptable to varied sensor packages.
View verified record →Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
A modular REMUS vehicle developed for greater endurance, payload capacity and operating depth than the REMUS 100.
View verified record →Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
A titanium deep-rated REMUS variant documented for mapping and imaging at 3,000 meters.
View verified record →Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The deep-ocean REMUS configuration, designed for autonomous mapping and survey from 25 to 6,000 meters.
View verified record →Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
WHOI’s deep-ocean science AUV, optimized for close-bottom mapping, imaging and adaptable scientific sampling.
View verified record →Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
MBARI’s first long-range AUV, developed for shore-launched biological and oceanographic missions and later licensed for commercial production.
View verified record →Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
MBARI’s larger configurable research AUV class, preceding the institution’s smaller long-range vehicles.
View verified record →The third generation of the REMUS 100 series, modernized around open architecture and field-reconfigurable payloads.
View verified record →A compact modular REMUS platform with selectable endurance configurations for littoral missions.
View verified record →HII’s medium REMUS generation combines higher speed with multi-day endurance and modular payload capacity.
View verified record →A 6,000-meter survey-and-inspection AUV derived from Ifremer’s Ulyx, with hovering and autonomous close-range revisit capability.
View verified record →Formerly Solus-XR, Guardian is a long-range subsea-surveillance platform documented for extended Canadian Arctic deployments.
View verified record →NOC’s ship-independent long-range science AUV for sustained water-column and seabed observation, including under ice.
View verified record →NOC’s high-power, ship-launched Autosub platform for detailed deep-ocean seabed imaging and modular sensor integration.
View verified record →A rechargeable modular glider offered in single- and double-battery configurations for persistent shallow-water sensing.
View verified record →The 1,000-meter SEAEXPLORER glider configuration for multi-month, large-area ocean observation.
View verified record →University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory
A buoyancy-driven research glider developed by UW for multi-month, basin-scale oceanographic observation.
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