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Blueye X7 at Blyth, United Kingdom

Flagship seven-thruster underwater ROV with full 6 degrees of freedom, 500m depth rating, 10,000 lumen spotlights, 4K camera, onboard AI for real-time object recognition, and seven guest ports for sensors and tools. Designed for infrastructure inspection, search and recovery, aquaculture, and port monitoring.

Blueye X7 by Blueye Robotics · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

Track Blueye X7 at Blyth, United Kingdom

EDF deployed customized Blueye ROV for first-ever autonomous robotic inspection of offshore wind farm foundations at Blyth Offshore Wind Farm. Partnership with ORCA Hub. YOLOv5-based object detection for autonomous inspection.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Blueye X7 at Blyth, United Kingdom.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-12
Model
Blueye X7
Company
Blueye Robotics
Location
Blyth, United Kingdom
Status
operational
First seen
2022-05-20
ID
6b48af1a-a4a2-4db6-ab87-e47b9a13b18c

Timeline

  1. May 2022
    First recorded
    Blueye X7 first documented operating at Blyth, United Kingdom.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/underwater-drone-used-for-first-ever-autonomous-wind-farm-foundations-inspection-23-05-2022/
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-12

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: other

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Common questions

What is the Blueye X7 deployment at Blyth, United Kingdom?
Blueye X7, built by Blueye Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Blyth, United Kingdom on the DEPLOY registry. Blueye Robotics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Blueye X7 at Blyth, United Kingdom?
Blueye Robotics, the manufacturer of Blueye X7, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Blueye X7 deployment at Blyth, United Kingdom go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting May 20, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Blueye X7 deployment at Blyth, United Kingdom?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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