The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Oshen: 1 model.
CategoryMaritime
Overview
Oshen builds fleets of autonomous wind- and solar-powered ocean robots called C-Stars that collect persistent wide-area ocean intelligence. The 1-metre hand-deployable USVs operate individually or in constellations, transmitting real-time met-ocean data via satellite. Founded in 2022 in Plymouth, UK, Oshen's C-Stars became the first uncrewed surface vehicles to collect data from inside a Category 5 hurricane, and have logged 200+ continuous days at sea across 2,000+ nautical miles. The company holds contracts with NOAA, the UK Ministry of Defence, Met Office, Météo-France, and the US Navy.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
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Models (1)
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Current leadership (2)
- Anahita Laverack Co-founder & CEOSEC-verified
- Ciaran Dowds Co-founder & CTOSEC-verified
Founders (2)
- Anahita Laverackcofounder
- Ciaran Dowdscofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Oshen.
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Recent coverage
Oshen in third-party press
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 18, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedSep 1, 2025
C-Star at Iceland
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedAug 31, 2025
C-Star at U.S. Virgin Islands, USA
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Methodology: Claimed (not independently verified) · no sources on file · last reviewed 2026-08-18
Verification posture
Claimed (not independently verified)
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-18
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Oshen.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Oshen from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Oshen built the first ocean robot to collect data in a Category 5 hurricane
Small boats for UK protection
The Telegraph reports on Royal Navy plans for picket lines of 1,000 wind and solar powered Oshen C-Stars to support submarine-hunting frigates between Iceland, Greenland and…
Robot boats used in 'hurricane alley'
BBC News coverage of Oshen C-Stars deployed in the Atlantic's hurricane alley for NOAA's 2025 monitoring programme, gathering live data from Hurricane Gabrielle.
NOAA and partners deploy mini ocean robots to collect hurricane data
NOAA, with University of Southern Mississippi and Oshen, launched five C-Star USVs off the U.S. Virgin Islands to collect hurricane data. The 4-foot wind-propelled robots transmit…
Could robot boats transform ocean science?
The Guardian profile of Oshen founders Anahita Laverack and Ciaran Dowds, tracing their journey from testing robot boats off Wales to building autonomous ocean monitoring…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/oshen.md
- RSS feed: /companies/oshen/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/2fdb169b-d983-48c6-9bdb-4ae837c9aae6
- Revision history: /companies/oshen/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Oshen draws attention at the 6th percentile but verifies reality at the 70th percentile among maritime_surface robots. Hype Gap -64, 20th widest among maritime_surface robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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Dimension breakdown
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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: Aug 20, 2026