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Bubble Robotics

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bubble-robotics.com

Resident autonomous ocean robot fleet: BubbleDock is a shore- or vessel-launched surface docking station with onboard power generation enabling continuous 6-month uncrewed deployments; BubbleBot underwater inspection robots carry cameras, sonar, MBES, SSS, hydrophones, and eDNA environmental sensors delivering millimetre-precision multimodal data; aerial drone integration and manipulators planned; RaaS model targeting offshore wind, subsea infrastructure, and maritime security inspection markets.

HeadquartersDübendorf, CH
Founded2025
Corporate funding$5M
Team1-10
Deployments0
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StagePre-seed
FoundersJean Crosetti (Co-Founder), Patricia Apostol (Co-Founder, ex-NASA / ETH Zürich)
Regions servedEurope
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintOffshore inspection RaaS; persistent resident robot fleet for offshore wind, subsea infrastructure, and maritime security; EU-based with global offshore scope; letters of intent >$4M signed pre-launch
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

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BubbleBot

  • Underwater inspection robot; sensors include cameras, sonar, multibeam echo sounder (MBES), side-scan sonar (SSS), hydrophones, and eDNA environmental sensors; delivers millimetre-precision multimodal data

    Vendor-stated sensor suite and data precision of the underwater inspection vehicle

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BubbleDock

  • Autonomous surface docking station deployable from shore or vessel; remains operational at sea for up to 6 months via onboard power generation

    Vendor-stated endurance of the surface deployment unit without human intervention

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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordEpisode 1 VenturesAsterion VenturesNorrsken Evolve
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-04-21Emerged from stealth; announced $5M pre-seed round co-led by Episode 1 Ventures, Asterion Ventures, and Norrsken Evolve; signed LOIs worth over $4MTech.eu
2025-01-01Founded by Jean Crosetti and Patricia Apostol (ex-NASA / ETH Zürich) via Entrepreneurs First programme in Dübendorf, SwitzerlandTech Funding News
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Source ledger

3 unique public sources

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Norrsken Evolve backs Bubble Robotics' $5M raiseTech Funding News · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Bubble Robotics – The Ocean's Autonomous WorkforceBubble Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Bubble Robotics emerges from stealth with $5M to scale autonomous ocean roboticsTech.eu · retrieved 2026-07-05