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Maritime Robotics

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maritimerobotics.com

Builds its own uncrewed surface vessels (Otter for coastal/inland waters, Mariner/Mariner X for open ocean) with in-house autonomous navigation and vehicle-control systems plus mission payload integration for hydrographic survey, environmental monitoring and surveillance; customers across commercial and defence markets are moving from pilots to fleet-level deployments. Autonomous-maritime from inception (2005).

HeadquartersTrondheim, NO
Founded2005
Corporate funding$33M
Team51-100
Deployments1
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageGrowth
FoundersVegard Evjen Hovstein (Co-founder & CEO)
Regions servedEurope, North America, Asia-Pacific
Countries deployedNO, US, GB, DE
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

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Mariner X

  • Open-ocean uncrewed surface vessel for precise data acquisition, environmental monitoring and surveillance

    vendor-stated capabilities of the open-water USV line

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Otter

  • Portable autonomous USV for coastal, river and inland-water hydrographic data acquisition, environmental monitoring and surveillance

    vendor-stated capabilities of the flagship survey USV

    Claim source
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2025-01-28DEMEmaritime / dredging operationsBE2Announcement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordMustard Seed + PartnersEnvisionTechNysnø Climate InvestmentUmoe
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Network neighbours

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Eelume ASAnnounced partnership · Robot maker
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-06-12€28M growth round led by Mustard Seed + Partners as USV demand shifts from pilots to fleet-level adoptionSmart Maritime Network
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Source ledger

6 unique public sources

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Maritime Robotics raises €28 million as autonomous sea drones move into global large-scale adoptionMaritime Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Uncrewed Surface Vessels | Maritime RoboticsMaritime Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05
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The Otter | Maritime RoboticsMaritime Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Maritime Robotics Delivers Advanced USV to DEMEOcean Autonomy · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Auto-scan: Eelume AS + Maritime Robotics: "gian Defence Research Establishment — Norwegian Armed Forces already in known_customers. WP960 mine-"press · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Maritime Robotics raises €28mSmart Maritime Network · retrieved 2026-07-05