Deployment
Reach Bravo 7 at Australia
The Reach Bravo 7 is a 7-function electric manipulator arm with ~1m reach and 10+kg lift capacity at full extension, designed for inspection-class ROVs such as the Saab Seaeye Falcon. It enables dexterous subsea intervention including cleaning, inspection, and tooling manipulation for offshore energy and defense applications.
Reach Bravo 7 by Reach Robotics · Operated by Reach Robotics · Unverified
Recent coverage
- Heriot Watt University Researchers Test NDT Solutions with Reach Bravo 7 ManipulatorAgentRecon · 2024-06-01
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /deployments/reach-robotics-subsea-reach-bravo-7-australia.md
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- REST API: /v1/robots/d31abd71-4497-4a85-abaf-a6740b4ab6aa
- Data documentation: /data
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Australian Defence Force contracted Reach Robotics to develop a deep-water variant of the Reach X-AIS rated for 800+ meters depth. Delivery scheduled for mid-2025.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Reach Bravo 7 at Australia.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
- Trust tier
- Unverifiedhow tiers work →
- Last updated
- 2026-07-18
- Model
- Reach Bravo 7
- Company
- Reach Robotics
- Location
- Australia
- Operator
- Reach Robotics
- Status
- operational
- First seen
- 2024-11-22
- ID
d31abd71-4497-4a85-abaf-a6740b4ab6aa
Timeline
- Nov 2024First recordedReach Bravo 7 first documented operating at Australia.
- Jul 2026Current status: operationalLatest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.
On the deployment map
Reach Bravo 7 operates in Australia. Explore the full verified map:
Sources (1)
- Reach Robotics Enters Contract with The Australian Defence Force to Develop Deep-Water Subsea Manipulators · https://reachrobotics.com/blog/australian-defence-force-contracts-deep-water-manipulators
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-18
Verification posture
Unreviewed
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-18
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: production
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: manipulator
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Reach Bravo 7 at Australia.Common questions
- What is the Reach Bravo 7 deployment at Australia?
- Reach Bravo 7, built by Reach Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Australia on the DEPLOY registry. Reach Robotics operates the deployment directly.
- Who operates Reach Bravo 7 at Australia?
- Reach Robotics, the manufacturer of Reach Bravo 7, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
- When did the Reach Bravo 7 deployment at Australia go live?
- The deployment is recorded as starting November 22, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
- Have there been incidents at the Reach Bravo 7 deployment at Australia?
- 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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