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Company

Ocius Technology

Australian maritime-robotics company (Sydney; founder Robert Dane) of the Bluebottle wind/solar/wave-powered persistent autonomous surface vessel; A$176M RAN program; hardware-sale model.

Based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Founded 1999 · 1 model on record

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Key facts

Product
Bluebottle wind/solar/wave-powered persistent USV (~75-day missions, longest 184 days); hardware-sale.
Program
A$176M / 40-vessel / 5-year RAN program (Mar 2026; fleet 15->55); ceiling-vs-obligated undisclosed.
HQ
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Founded
1999
Status
private (founder/government-grant funded)
Type
both
ID
f856d797-c641-40c1-b774-4f7e7de2d611

Models (1)

Supplies to

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Sources (4)

  1. https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/media-releases/2026-03-11/albanese-government-invests-176-million-new-fleet-australian-made-uncrewed-vessels
  2. https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/03/australia-orders-fleet-of-40-bluebottle-uncrewed-surface-vessels/
  3. https://www.ocius.com.au/blog/2024july19_pressrelease/
  4. https://www.australiandefence.com.au/news/news/ocius-sells-two-bluebottles-to-the-us-delivers-additional-vessel-to-navy

Common questions

What is Ocius Technology?
Australian maritime-robotics company (Sydney; founder Robert Dane) of the Bluebottle wind/solar/wave-powered persistent autonomous surface vessel; A$176M RAN program; hardware-sale model.
Where is Ocius Technology based?
Ocius Technology is based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
When was Ocius Technology founded?
Ocius Technology was founded in 1999.
What does Ocius Technology make?
Ocius Technology has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Bluebottle (Ocius Technology builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
Where does Ocius Technology operate robots?
Ocius Technology 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.

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