# Aquanaut Mark 2 at Gulf of Mexico: deployment

Canonical ID: `44a018a6-e795-49c3-97e0-60b91bde4e7b`

[Nauticus Robotics](/companies/nauticus-robotics.md) advancing commercial deployment of autonomous subsea technologies in the [Gulf of Mexico](/locations/gulf-of-mexico.md). [Aquanaut Mark 2](/models/nauticus-robotics-aquanaut.md) operates as both AUV and untethered ROV for subsea inspection and intervention tasks.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** Nauticus Robotics
- **Mode:** AUV + untethered ROV
- **Application:** Subsea inspection and intervention

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** nauticus-robotics-aquanaut-gulf-of-mexico
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Aquanaut Mark 2](/models/nauticus-robotics-aquanaut.md) (id: `676ead92-dc3f-4f0d-921b-a774a3d80c02`)
- **Category:** [Maritime](/maritime)
- **Company:** [Nauticus Robotics](/companies/nauticus-robotics.md) (id: `7f53e3d6-b58d-4115-ba47-8179f38c00f6`)
- **Location:** [Gulf of Mexico](/locations/gulf-of-mexico.md) (id: `6b4d20bf-5c61-4764-a1e5-19e446c2995a`)
- **First seen:** 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Nauticus Robotics, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Results** · https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nauticus-robotics-inc-reports-first-quarter-2026-results-expands-international-presence-and-advances-commercial-deployment-of-autonomous-subsea-technologies-302772937.html · 2025-01-01

## Common questions

### What is the Aquanaut Mark 2 deployment at Gulf of Mexico?

Aquanaut Mark 2, built by Nauticus Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Gulf of Mexico on the DEPLOY registry. Nauticus Robotics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Aquanaut Mark 2 at Gulf of Mexico?

Nauticus Robotics, the manufacturer of Aquanaut Mark 2, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Aquanaut Mark 2 deployment at Gulf of Mexico go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Aquanaut Mark 2 deployment at Gulf of Mexico?

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.


_API: GET /v1/robots/44a018a6-e795-49c3-97e0-60b91bde4e7b · feeds: GET /v1/feeds?deploymentId=44a018a6-e795-49c3-97e0-60b91bde4e7b · canonical URL: /deployments/nauticus-robotics-aquanaut-gulf-of-mexico_