Robot model
Alistar
Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for mine countermeasures, hydrography, and seabed survey.
- Manufacturer
- ECA Group
- Form factor
- underwater
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
- Website
- eca-group.com ↗
Overview
Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for mine countermeasures, hydrography, and seabed survey. Modular payload bay for sonars and cameras.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Sources on file
- 2 sources, view all
Key facts
Products
Product
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Alistar. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
- Alistar at Brusselsoperational
Mine countermeasures program for Belgian and Dutch navies using ECA AUVs and USVs as part of rMCM program.
Alistar on the deployment map
Where Alistar is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Safety record
No incidents on record for Alistar.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is Alistar?
- Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for mine countermeasures, hydrography, and seabed survey. Modular payload bay for sonars and cameras.
- How much does Alistar cost?
- Alistar's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Alistar from ECA Group. 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 Alistar actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. Alistar 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.
- Who makes Alistar?
- Alistar is made by ECA Group, based in Toulon, France, founded in 1936.
- Where is Alistar deployed?
- 1 verified deployment of Alistar is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Brussels.
- Can you buy Alistar?
- Alistar 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 Alistar?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable underwater robots to Alistar include Bedrock AUV, CHASING DORY, Dive-LD, Gemini ROV.
- How does Alistar compare to Bedrock AUV?
- Alistar and Bedrock AUV (Bedrock Ocean · 1 deployment) are both underwater robots on the DEPLOY registry. Alistar has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is Alistar a top underwater?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Alistar ranks in roughly the top 49% of underwater models tracked by the registry.
- What is Alistar's maturity stage?
- Alistar 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 Alistar safe?
- Alistar 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 2026-07-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-12
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: underwater
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Alistar.Recent coverage
Alistar in third-party press
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Alistar from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
ECA Group Secures French Navy PAP Demining ROV Contract
ECA Group was awarded a 5-year contract by the French Ministry of Armed Forces for supplying consumables for French navy PAP demining ROVs.
Gorge Group units rebrand as Exail to focus on submersible drones
ECA Group and iXblue merged to form Exail Technologies, focusing on underwater drones and maritime robotics, with Thales subsequently acquiring the combined entity.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/eca-alistar.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/118ceab3-187b-4fd8-8e17-e6eda9654fb3
- Revision history: /models/eca-alistar/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Alistar draws attention at the 5th percentile but verifies reality at the 42nd percentile among underwater robots. Hype Gap -37.8, 11th widest among underwater robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited independent press and video coverage to date.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 23, 2026