Company
Eelume
Eelume is a Norwegian subsea robotics company developing snake-shaped underwater robots for inspection and intervention on subsea infrastructure, designed to…
- Founded
- 2015
- HQ
- Trondheim, Norway
- Status
- active
Models
1
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Key facts
Robot
Snake-like autonomous underwater vehicles
Focus
Inspection, monitoring, and intervention in subsea environments
Customers
Defense, security, infrastructure, and energy sectors
Origin
Spin-off from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Partners
Kongsberg Maritime, Equinor
Product
Eelume S snake-like AUV for subsea inspection
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Eelume on the deployment map
Where Eelume's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Pal Liljeback Co-Founder & CTOsince 2015-01-01secondary-verified
- Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen Co-Foundersince 2015-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Pal Liljebackcofounderfounded 2015-01-01
- Kristin Ytterstad Pettersencofounderfounded 2015-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for Eelume.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Eelume in third-party press
Norway built a 6-meter drone snake that undulates like an eel into gaps no rigid machine can reach, then straightens into a torpedo to cover distance, living on the seabed six months straight. The snake that checks a pipeline for rust also checks whether some - Autonocion.com
Norway’s Eelume WP960 USV Debuts as AI-Enabled Mine Countermeasures “Mothership” - Inside Unmanned Systems
Eelume advances autonomous mine warfare - Digital Ship
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- Forth Engineering2 models
- Saab Seaeye2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships (1)
- Eelume x Maritime Robotics with Maritime Roboticsdevelopment
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Eelume?
- Eelume is a Norwegian subsea robotics company developing snake-shaped underwater robots for inspection and intervention on subsea infrastructure, designed to live permanently on the seabed.
- What does Eelume make?
- Eelume has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Eelume AUV (Eelume builds physical robots).
- Who competes with Eelume?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Eelume building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, BAE Systems, Kongsberg Maritime, Rekise Marine.
- Where is Eelume headquartered?
- Eelume is headquartered in Trondheim, Norway.
- Where does Eelume operate robots?
- Eelume 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 Eelume a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Eelume ranks in roughly the top 71% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Eelume founded?
- Eelume was founded in 2015.
- Is Eelume safe?
- Eelume 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 2026-07-07
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-07
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Eelume.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- Forth Engineering2 models
- Saab Seaeye2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Eelume from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Norway built a 6-meter drone snake that undulates like an eel into gaps no rigid machine can reach, then straightens into a torpedo to cover distance, living on the seabed six months straight. The snake that checks a pipeline for rust also checks whether some - Autonocion.com
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Norway’s Eelume WP960 USV Debuts as AI-Enabled Mine Countermeasures “Mothership” - Inside Unmanned Systems
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Eelume advances autonomous mine warfare - Digital Ship
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Collaboration To Deliver New Unmanned Surface Vessel For Mine Countermeasures - Ocean News & Technology
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Maritime Robotics And Eelume Partner To Advance Ocean Surveillance And Security - Ocean News & Technology
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Petronas targets sustainable underwater operations via partnership with Norwegians - Offshore Energy
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Autonomous Underwater Robot Eelume Flaunts Its Acting Skills, Stars in Disaster Movie - autoevolution
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Autonomous Snake-Like Robot Eelume Is an Underwater Torpedo, It Landed Its First Contract - autoevolution
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"Snake Robot" Eelume to Enter Into Service - The Maritime Executive
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News Content Hub - Order for autonomous ‘snake robot’ signals ‘major shift’ in subsea - rivieramm.com
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Equinor Ventures has acquired a minority share in Eelume AS - Equinor
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Argeo Chooses Eelume Underwater Inspection Solution - hydro-international.com
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/eelume.md
- RSS feed: /companies/eelume/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/950488ec-1acc-4a86-8c1e-9271014dd2a3
- Revision history: /companies/eelume/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- Forth Engineering2 models
- Saab Seaeye2 models
Reality vs attention
Eelume draws attention at the 31st percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among underwater robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 14, 2026