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Bedrock AUV

underwatercommercialby Bedrock Ocean

Bedrock Ocean, a US public benefit corporation, designs and builds its own autonomous electric undersea vehicles paired with the Mosaic cloud-native data…

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Manufacturer
Bedrock Ocean
Form factor
underwater
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1
Website
bedrockocean.com ↗

The verified answer

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Bedrock AUV, a underwater by Bedrock Ocean (commercial): 1 verified deployment on record. 6 sources back the record.

Overview

Bedrock Ocean, a US public benefit corporation, designs and builds its own autonomous electric undersea vehicles paired with the Mosaic cloud-native data platform for seabed mapping and offshore survey of wind farms and cables, filling the pure-commercial subsea-survey cell of the maritime matrix. Its AUVs operate independently underwater on inertial navigation with onboard edge compute, neither towed nor tele-piloted while submerged, clearing the AI-as-primary bar, each costing under $1 million with a pitch that two AUVs cover the same ground as one mapping ship.

The registry records it at early commercial maturity: it raised a $25.5 million Series A in mid-2025 co-led by Northzone and Primary, for roughly $40 million-plus in total, and did paid commercial survey work in offshore wind, oil and gas, and environmental assessment over two recent quarters. A scale cap-flag applies, since there is no verified fleet size, miles mapped, or named customers, only generic sector references, and US Navy interest is informal and demo-stage rather than a contract, while the founding year is not precisely pinned at around 2020 to 2021.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
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Key facts

Price

under $1 million

Autonomy level

independent underwater operation on inertial navigation with onboard edge compute

Drive type

electric

Funding

$25.5 million Series A in mid-2025, ~$40 million-plus total

Specs

Notes

Verified: Bedrock Ocean (US PBC) designs + builds its own electric AUVs paired with a cloud data platform - a pure-commercial subsea-survey entity (offshore wind / oil & gas / environmental), the commercial-subsea-startup cell of the maritime matrix. $25.5M Series A (mid-2025, Northzone + Primary; ~$40M+ total). Did paid commercial survey work over 'the last two quarters'. Autonomy (inertial nav + onboard edge compute) clears the AI-as-primary bar. maturity=commercial (early)., Cap-flag (scale unverified): No verified fleet size, miles-mapped, or NAMED customers (only generic sector references). US Navy interest is informal/demo-stage - do NOT log as a defense contract. Founding year not pinned (~2020-2021).

Specs

Bedrock AUV: autonomous electric AUV for seabed mapping / offshore survey (wind farms, cables), paired with the Mosaic cloud-native data platform. Operates independently underwater on inertial navigation with onboard edge compute (not towed, not tele-piloted while submerged). Each AUV costs under $1M; pitch is 'two AUVs cover the same ground as one mapping ship'. US Public Benefit Corp.

Ip rating

300 m depth

Max speed

3 kt

Weight kg

60

Form Factor

maritime (autonomous SUBSEA vehicle / electric AUV; commercial seabed mapping / offshore survey)

Data & sources

Press releases

3

News coverage

2

Web sources

1

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Availability and pricing

Availability
Not sold (internal use)
Price
Not publicly disclosed
Units in field
Not disclosed
Sales model
Not disclosed
Lead time
Not disclosed

Pricing

No verified price is on record for Bedrock AUV. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Deployments (1)

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Deployment-verified media (1)

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Bedrock Ocean

Bedrock Ocean's demonstration of its electric autonomous underwater vehicle for seabed survey and mapping. A commercial seabed-survey platform.

From deployment: New Bedford

Supply chain (1)

Sensors

  • ExailExail Phins 9 Compact INS -- inertial navigation system for Bedrock next-generation seafloor survey AUVsupplies

Suppliers appear 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.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Bedrock AUV.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (6)

  1. https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/10/bedrock-ocean-dredges-up-25m-to-map-the-seafloor-with-robots/
  2. https://www.workboat.com/technology/us-auv-developer-takes-first-step-in-commercializing-tech-for-offshore-wind-data-acquisition
  3. https://www.robotics247.com/article/bedrock_raises_25.5m_series_a_robots_data_seafloor_exploration_offshore_wind_energy
  4. https://www.bedrockocean.com/
  5. https://www.bedrockocean.com/insights/bedrocks-breakthrough-multi-auv-capability
  6. https://8883948.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/8883948/Misc/BRX%20AUV%20Fleet%20Specification.pdf

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Common questions

What is Bedrock AUV?
Bedrock Ocean, a US public benefit corporation, designs and builds its own autonomous electric undersea vehicles paired with the Mosaic cloud-native data platform for seabed mapping and offshore survey of wind farms and cables, filling the pure-commercial subsea-survey cell of the maritime matrix. Its AUVs operate independently underwater on inertial navigation with onboard edge compute, neither towed nor tele-piloted while submerged, clearing the AI-as-primary bar, each costing under $1 million with a pitch that two AUVs cover the same ground as one mapping ship. The registry records it at early commercial maturity: it raised a $25.5 million Series A in mid-2025 co-led by Northzone and Primary, for roughly $40 million-plus in total, and did paid commercial survey work in offshore wind, oil and gas, and environmental assessment over two recent quarters. A scale cap-flag applies, since there is no verified fleet size, miles mapped, or named customers, only generic sector references, and US Navy interest is informal and demo-stage rather than a contract, while the founding year is not precisely pinned at around 2020 to 2021.
How much does Bedrock AUV cost?
Bedrock AUV's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Bedrock AUV from Bedrock Ocean. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Bedrock AUV actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Bedrock AUV is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
What are the specs of Bedrock AUV?
Bedrock AUV's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: IP rating: 300 m depth; Max speed: 3 kt; Weight: 60 kg. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.
Who makes Bedrock AUV?
Bedrock AUV is made by Bedrock Ocean, based in New York, USA, founded in 2020.
Where is Bedrock AUV deployed?
1 verified deployment of Bedrock AUV is on the DEPLOY registry, including at New Bedford.
Can you buy Bedrock AUV?
Bedrock AUV is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to Bedrock AUV?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable underwater robots to Bedrock AUV include X3, Dive-LD, EXRAY, EverClean Hull Service Robot.
How does Bedrock AUV compare to X3?
Bedrock AUV and X3 (Blueye Robotics · 5 deployments) are both underwater robots on the DEPLOY registry. Bedrock AUV has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Bedrock AUV a top underwater?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Bedrock AUV ranks in roughly the top 38% of underwater models tracked by the registry.
What is Bedrock AUV's maturity stage?
Bedrock AUV is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
Is Bedrock AUV safe?
Bedrock AUV 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.
What is the Bedrock AUV?
Bedrock is a vertically integrated ocean-mapping company that builds and operates compact, fully electric autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) optimized for nearshore geophysical surveys. Bedrock partnered with ACUA Ocean to accelerate AUV deployments. The AUV fleet is designed for efficient seabed mapping.
Workboat: ACUA Ocean + Bedrock AUV
Methodology: Verified · 6 sources (3 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-15

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: underwater

Sources by quality tier

3
primary-company-ir
Company IR disclosure
1
secondary-industry-publication
Industry publication
1
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
secondary-trade-publication
Trade publication

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Bedrock AUV.

Recent coverage

Bedrock AUV in third-party press

Bedrock Ocean Exploration

Jan 1, 2025

Bedrock Scores M in Funding to Fast Track Ocean Data Initiatives

Jan 1, 2023