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Boxfish ROV

Boxfish Robotics is a New Zealand company producing underwater ROVs designed for subsea inspection and high-resolution imaging.

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Manufacturer
Boxfish Robotics
Form factor
underwater_drone
Lifecycle
active

Verified profile

  • 2

    Sources on record

  • 0

    Tracked changes

  • Updated recently

    Last verified change

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Overview

Boxfish Robotics is a New Zealand company producing underwater ROVs designed for subsea inspection and high-resolution imaging. The Boxfish ROV is built around a stabilized camera platform capable of capturing high-quality footage in underwater environments including marine infrastructure and aquaculture sites. The company also develops resident AUV systems for extended subsea survey operations.

Verified vs. claimed

Verified deployments
None on file
Sources on file
2 sources, view all

Safety record

No incidents on record for Boxfish ROV.

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

Sources (2)

  1. Boxfish Robotics · https://www.boxfish.nz/
  2. https://www.boxfishresearch.com/

Common questions

What is Boxfish ROV?
Boxfish Robotics is a New Zealand company producing underwater ROVs designed for subsea inspection and high-resolution imaging. The Boxfish ROV is built around a stabilized camera platform capable of capturing high-quality footage in underwater environments including marine infrastructure and aquaculture sites. The company also develops resident AUV systems for extended subsea survey operations.
Who makes Boxfish ROV?
Boxfish ROV is made by Boxfish Robotics, based in Auckland, New Zealand, founded in 2016.
Where is Boxfish ROV deployed?
No verified deployments of Boxfish ROV are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Boxfish ROV safe?
Boxfish ROV 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.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-27

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-27

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: underwater_drone

Sources by quality tier

2
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Methodology surface for Boxfish ROV.