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Company

Saildrone

Canonical commercial autonomous-surface-vessel company (Alameda CA; founded 2012; founder Richard Jenkins) operating wind+solar USVs (Explorer/Voyager/Surveyor) for ocean data + maritime domain awareness; captive mission-operation model.

Based in Alameda, California, USA · Founded 2012 · 1 model on record

Machine-readable surfaces

Key facts

Product
Wind+solar USVs (Explorer/Voyager/Surveyor) + Spectre diesel hybrid; captive data-as-a-service.
Scale (verified anchor)
1.04M nm / 32,438 days / 136 vehicles (Oct 2023 primary); 2-2.5M claimed-not-verified.
HQ
Alameda, California, USA
Founded
2012
Status
private ($100M Series C + $60M EIFO + $50M Lockheed)
Type
both
ID
cf9ac30f-cbfb-4469-96ef-452e4f16f920

Models (1)

Supplies to

No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company’s outbound edges.

Outbound supply edges from this company. Each relationship appears here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.

Sources (3)

  1. https://www.saildrone.com/news/saildrone-surpasses-one-million-nautical-miles
  2. https://breakingdefense.com/2025/10/lockheed-martin-invests-50m-in-saildrone/
  3. https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/sea-air-space-2026/saildrone-spectre/

Common questions

What is Saildrone?
Canonical commercial autonomous-surface-vessel company (Alameda CA; founded 2012; founder Richard Jenkins) operating wind+solar USVs (Explorer/Voyager/Surveyor) for ocean data + maritime domain awareness; captive mission-operation model.
Where is Saildrone based?
Saildrone is based in Alameda, California, USA.
When was Saildrone founded?
Saildrone was founded in 2012.
What does Saildrone make?
Saildrone has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor) (Saildrone builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
Where does Saildrone operate robots?
Saildrone 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.