Company
QYSEA
QYSEA is a Chinese underwater drone company developing professional ROVs for underwater photography, inspection, and research, including the FIFISH series of…
- Founded
- 2016
- HQ
- Shenzhen, China
- Status
- active
Models
1
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
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Robot
FIFISH series ROVs with AI vision and modular payloads
Focus
Underwater drone manufacturing
CEO & Founder
Belinda Zhang
Key product
FIFISH underwater ROV series
Funding
Series B2 (tens of millions CNY)
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →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 →
Recent coverage
QYSEA 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
- 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.
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.
- Where is QYSEA headquartered?
- QYSEA is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.
- Where does QYSEA operate robots?
- QYSEA 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 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 30% 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
- Saab Seaeye2 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
- Saab Seaeye2 models
Reality vs attention
QYSEA draws attention at the 19th percentile but verifies reality at the 31st percentile among underwater robots. Hype Gap -11.7, 10th 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 14, 2026