Company
Hullbot
Hullbot is an Australian marine robotics company developing autonomous underwater robots for hull cleaning and biofouling removal on ships and boats.
- HQ
- Sydney, Australia
- Status
- active
Models
1
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Key facts
Robot
Autonomous underwater robots with brush-equipped arms for cleaning and inspecting boat and ferry hulls.
Focus
Marine robotics aimed at reducing antifouling needs, fuel consumption, and invasive species spread.
Stage
Private company.
CEO
Tom Loefler
Product
Autonomous ship hull cleaning robot
Funding
16M total (10.6M Series A from Regeneration VC)
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Current leadership (2)
- Tom Loefler Co-Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
- Karl Watfern Co-Founder & CTOsecondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Tom Loeflercofounder
- Karl Watferncofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Hullbot.
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
Hullbot in third-party press
Aussie underwater robot company, Hullbot, secures $16m from leading VCs to scale globally - Marine Business News
Ship-scrubbing robot’s Sydney builders raise $16m to go global - The Australian
Underwater robot startup Hullbot raises $16m for global scale-up - Capital Brief
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
- elevated
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Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Hullbot?
- Hullbot is an Australian marine robotics company developing autonomous underwater robots for hull cleaning and biofouling removal on ships and boats.
- What does Hullbot make?
- Hullbot has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Hullbot (Hullbot builds physical robots).
- Is Hullbot publicly traded?
- No. Hullbot is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Hullbot?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Hullbot building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, BAE Systems, Kongsberg Maritime, Rekise Marine.
- Where is Hullbot headquartered?
- Hullbot is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
- Where does Hullbot operate robots?
- Hullbot 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 Hullbot a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Hullbot ranks in roughly the top 93% of companies tracked by the registry.
- Is Hullbot safe?
- Hullbot 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 Hullbot.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 Hullbot from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Aussie underwater robot company, Hullbot, secures $16m from leading VCs to scale globally - Marine Business News
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Ship-scrubbing robot’s Sydney builders raise $16m to go global - The Australian
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Underwater robot startup Hullbot raises $16m for global scale-up - Capital Brief
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Ocean robotics company Hullbot raises $16m in Series A round - Business News Australia
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Hullbot raises $16m from the bottom of the harbour - Forbes Australia
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Shipping climate tech startup Hullbot steams ahead with $16 million Series A - Startup Daily
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Ship-cleaning robot startup raised $10.6M - Axios
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UNSW spinout awarded national design award, beating global giants - UNSW Sydney
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Meet the tiny robot saving thousands of litres in marine fuel - My NRMA
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AI-powered underwater robot slashes ferry fuel bills, emissions - The Daily Telegraph
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Start-up seeks funds for sub-aqua cleaner that doubles as a spy - The Australian
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Hullbot - High Frequency Robot Cleaning - BoatTEST
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/hullbot.md
- RSS feed: /companies/hullbot/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/5b0c614e-6fb8-4b92-a17b-ae3468d83690
- Revision history: /companies/hullbot/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
Hullbot draws attention at the 25th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among underwater robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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