Company
Nauticus Robotics
Nauticus Robotics is a US-based marine robotics company developing autonomous subsea robots for ocean monitoring, offshore inspection, and defense.
- Founded
- 2014
- HQ
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Status
- active
Models
1
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Key facts
Robot
Fully-electric autonomous subsea robot called Aquanaut UUV
Technology
ToolKITT autonomy software
Stage
Public via SPAC in 2022
NASDAQ
KITT
Founder
Nicolaus Radford
Equity facility
$250M
Key product
Autonomous subsea robots and ocean autonomy software
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
View all models →Current leadership (1)
- John Gibson CEO
Former / Previously (1)
- Nicolaus Radford Founder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Nauticus Robotics.
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
Nauticus Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- Forth Engineering2 models
- Saab Seaeye2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- sec_10k
- Lifecycle stage
- distressed
- Counterparty risk class
- high
- Going concern
- flagged
- SEC filing
- 10-K
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Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is Nauticus Robotics?
- Nauticus Robotics is a US-based marine robotics company developing autonomous subsea robots for ocean monitoring, offshore inspection, and defense. (NASDAQ: KITT)
- What does Nauticus Robotics make?
- Nauticus Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Aquanaut Mark 2 (Nauticus Robotics builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Who competes with Nauticus Robotics?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Nauticus Robotics building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, BAE Systems, Kongsberg Maritime, Rekise Marine.
- Where is Nauticus Robotics headquartered?
- Nauticus Robotics is headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA.
- Where does Nauticus Robotics operate robots?
- Nauticus 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 Nauticus Robotics a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Nauticus Robotics ranks in roughly the top 89% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Nauticus Robotics founded?
- Nauticus Robotics was founded in 2014.
- Is Nauticus Robotics safe?
- Nauticus 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 · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-07
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-07
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Nauticus Robotics.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 Nauticus Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/nauticus-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/nauticus-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/7f53e3d6-b58d-4115-ba47-8179f38c00f6
- Revision history: /companies/nauticus-robotics/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
Nauticus Robotics draws attention at the 44th 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.
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Last computed: Jul 14, 2026