Company
Boxfish Robotics
[Boxfish Robotics](https://www.boxfishrobotics.com) is an Israeli/New Zealand-based underwater drone company developing actively stabilized ROVs, hovering…
- Founded
- 2016
- HQ
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Status
- active
- Models
- 1
Verified profile
1
Sources on record
0
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Overview
Boxfish Robotics is an Israeli/New Zealand-based underwater drone company developing actively stabilized ROVs, hovering AUVs, and autonomous resident vehicles for underwater inspection and documentary filming. Founded by Ben King and Craig Anderson.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Models (1)
View all models →Safety record
No incidents on record for Boxfish Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Peer companies
- Forth Engineering2 models
- Armach Robotics1 model
- Blueye Robotics1 model
- CHASING Innovation1 model
- Cellula Robotics1 model
- Geneinno1 model
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Boxfish Robotics?
- Boxfish Robotics is an Israeli/New Zealand-based underwater drone company developing actively stabilized ROVs, hovering AUVs, and autonomous resident vehicles for underwater inspection and documentary filming. Founded by Ben King and Craig Anderson.
- Where is Boxfish Robotics based?
- Boxfish Robotics is based in Auckland, New Zealand.
- When was Boxfish Robotics founded?
- Boxfish Robotics was founded in 2016.
- What does Boxfish Robotics make?
- Boxfish Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Boxfish ROV (Boxfish Robotics builds physical robots).
- Where does Boxfish Robotics operate robots?
- Boxfish Robotics is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Boxfish Robotics safe?
- Boxfish Robotics has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
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Methodology surface for Boxfish Robotics.Peer companies
- Forth Engineering2 models
- Armach Robotics1 model
- Blueye Robotics1 model
- CHASING Innovation1 model
- Cellula Robotics1 model
- Geneinno1 model
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/boxfish-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/boxfish-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/173cc5c6-80e0-403f-978a-f8959a281d39
- Revision history: /companies/boxfish-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Forth Engineering2 models
- Armach Robotics1 model
- Blueye Robotics1 model
- CHASING Innovation1 model
- Cellula Robotics1 model
- Geneinno1 model
Video
Introducing the Boxfish Luna - underwater drone allowing professional cinematographers to capture up to 8K video and 50MP stills up to 1,000 metres underwater.
Dive into our special interview with Ben King, co-founder of Boxfish Robotics, as we celebrate seven years of underwater innovation. Boxfish Robotics has been m
Boxfish Robotics designs and manufactures industry-leading, actively stabilised, ultra-high-definition underwater ROVs, AUVs, resident vehicles and underwater d
With the Boxfish remotely operated vehicle (ROV), port authorities are able to perform underwater inspections efficiently and regularly, and without having to i
In this video, underwater filmmaker and drone pilot Antoine Drancey from Black Whale Pictures reviews the legendary Boxfish Luna ROV, which has enabled him to e
Submersible ROVs have been used to locate many historic shipwrecks, and explore some wrecks that are too deep or too narrow for divers to reach. Portable ligh
Professional underwater videography and photography with Boxfish ROV. The first edition of cinematography Boxfish ROV with up to 15 stops of dynamic range, 10-b
Compared to divers, ROVs have a few advantages. One is the health and safety aspects. So you operate in remote areas and at depths which would be unsafe to do o
In this video ARV-i observes and monitor the environment inside the cage. The typical mission, ARV-i leaves its dock fully charged and uses its onboard proces
Boxfish Luna is designed to carry a really large camera payload, and with the Sony Alpha One (α1) and also the A7SIII, we’ve really been able to achieve what we
Another great thing about filming with an ROV is the impact on wildlife behaviour is really low. Compared with divers, we find that we can get very close to fis
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
3.0/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
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DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
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