CategoryMaritime
Overview
QYSEA is a Chinese underwater drone company developing professional ROVs for underwater photography, inspection, and research, including the FIFISH series of consumer and professional underwater drones.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Robot
Focus
CEO & Founder
Key product
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →QYSEA on the deployment map
Where QYSEA's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Belinda Zhang CEO & Founderreported, not verified
- Belinda Zhang CEO & Founderreported, not verified
Founders (1)
Safety record
No incidents on record for QYSEA.
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 →
Operated deployments (1)
- QYSEA FIFISH V6Global
Operator customers (1)
- QYSEA1 deployment
Recent coverage
QYSEA in third-party press
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- Forth Engineering2 models
- Huntington Ingalls Industries2 models
Supplied by (1)
Sensors
- Sony Semiconductor Solutionsvia QYSEA FIFISH V6Sony 1/2.3 inch CMOS image sensor (12MP, 4K UHD) -- camera module for 4K underwater imagingsupplies
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
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.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Review status verifiedVerifiedJun 19, 2026
unreviewed -> reverified
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
QYSEA FIFISH V6 daily underwater exploring
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is QYSEA?
- QYSEA is a Chinese underwater drone company developing professional ROVs for underwater photography, inspection, and research, including the FIFISH series of consumer and professional underwater drones.
- What does QYSEA make?
- QYSEA has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: QYSEA FIFISH V6 (QYSEA builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Who competes with QYSEA?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to QYSEA building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, BAE Systems, Kongsberg Maritime, Rekise Marine.
- Who is the CEO of QYSEA?
- Belinda Zhang is the ceo of QYSEA, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is QYSEA headquartered?
- QYSEA is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.
- Where does QYSEA operate robots?
- QYSEA operates 1 verified deployment, including at Global.
- Is QYSEA a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, QYSEA ranks in roughly the top 35% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was QYSEA founded?
- QYSEA was founded in 2016.
- Is QYSEA safe?
- QYSEA 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 QYSEA.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- Forth Engineering2 models
- Huntington Ingalls Industries2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning QYSEA from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
QYSEA Technology launches new underwater drone - Robotics & Automation News
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Progress in underwater robotic technology - WorkBoat
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QYSEA Launches AI-Powered Underwater Measurement System for Robotic Submersibles - Inside Unmanned Systems
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Qysea’s Underwater Camera Robots Can Now Track and Follow Divers - PetaPixel
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Meet FIFISH E-GO, a modular, multi-functional AI underwater robot - Inceptive Mind
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Qysea’s New Underwater Drone Looks Dope, But It Deserves a Better Camera - PetaPixel
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Chinese firm unveils new state-of-the-art ROV for aquaculture - The Fish Site
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world's first sea-air integrated drone redefines offshore and marine operations - Designboom
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This Groundbreaking Drone ‘Operates Seamlessly’ in Air, Land, and Sea - PetaPixel
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FIFISH V6, an underwater robot to discover the undiscovered - Inceptive Mind
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/qysea.md
- RSS feed: /companies/qysea/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/50e7ced2-95f3-4b9e-917a-291b715a1639
- Revision history: /companies/qysea/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
- Huntington Ingalls Industries2 models
Reality vs attention
QYSEA draws attention at the 11th percentile but verifies reality at the 31st percentile among underwater robots. Hype Gap -20.2, 9th widest among underwater robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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 23, 2026