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Deep Trekker

Corporate marketmarineinspectionCurated record

Deep Trekker designs and manufactures its own remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) in-house in Kitchener, Ontario. Its BRIDGE software platform adds an autonomy layer: the Mission Planner lets the ROV autonomously navigate plotted or CSV-uploaded waypoint routes while collecting sensor data, with seamless transitions between autonomous navigation and manual control. Dead Reckoning maintains position in GPS- and acoustic-denied environments using onboard IMUs and DVL, and the Nav Package provides autopilot features (station-holding, heading control, auto-altitude, waypoint navigation). The 2026 SPECTRA ROV runs real-time onboard Sonar SLAM for live 3D point-cloud mapping without a topside computer.

HeadquartersKitchener, CA
Founded2010
Corporate fundingNot disclosed
TeamNot listed
Deployments1
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageBootstrapped (self-financed; NRC IRAP R&D support)
FoundersSam Macdonald (Co-founder & President), Jeff Lotz (Co-founder)
Regions servedNorth America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Global
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-16
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinemarine

REVOLUTION

  • Inspection-class ROV with advanced sonar and BRIDGE Mission Planner autonomous waypoint navigation; used in NATO mine-countermeasure and fire-rescue trials

    Modular ROV supporting autonomous mission routes, dead reckoning, and Nav-Package autopilot (station-holding, heading/altitude control).

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SPECTRA

  • Real-time onboard Sonar Simultaneous Localization & Mapping (SLAM) generating live 3D point clouds without an external topside computer

    Onboard perception/autonomy: all SLAM processing occurs on the vehicle, continuously estimating relative position and orientation while building a live spatial model.

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  • Rated to 1,000 m depth, seven-thruster design with station-keeping in currents up to 3 knots and forward speeds exceeding 4 knots, factory-calibrated rotating stereo 4K camera up to 60 fps

    Deep-water high-current inspection ROV specifications.

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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2025-11-12UNDP / State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU)underwater humanitarian deminingUA16Announcement
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-03-10Deep Trekker introduces SPECTRA, a next-generation inspection ROV with onboard Sonar SLAM, at Oceanology International LondonUnmanned Systems Technology
2025-09-01Deep Trekker validates ROV performance for NATO mine-countermeasure operations at REPMUS 2025 in PortugalOcean Science & Technology
2025-04-01Avon Fire and Rescue Service trials the REVOLUTION ROV to advance underwater water-rescue operations at Bristol DocksAvon Fire and Rescue Service
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Source ledger

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