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iBubble

Notilo Plus developed the iBubble, an autonomous tether-free underwater drone that follows and films divers using acoustic signal processing and computer…

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Manufacturer
Notilo Plus
Form factor
underwater_drone
Lifecycle
active

Verified profile

  • 2

    Sources on record

  • 0

    Tracked changes

  • Updated recently

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Overview

Notilo Plus developed the iBubble, an autonomous tether-free underwater drone that follows and films divers using acoustic signal processing and computer vision for localization rather than a physical tether. The system accompanies divers to depths of 197 feet (60m), moves at up to 1.5 m/s, and provides up to 60 minutes of operational runtime with a replaceable battery. Notilo Plus was acquired by Delair in December 2022 and operations continue under the Delair Marine brand.

Verified vs. claimed

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

Safety record

No incidents on record for iBubble.

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

Sources (2)

  1. Notilo Plus launches iBubble intelligent autonomous underwater drone | GPS World · https://www.gpsworld.com/notilo-plus-launches-ibubble-intelligent-autonomous-underwater-drone/
  2. iBubble - Your Autonomous Underwater Camera · https://ibubble.camera/

Common questions

What is iBubble?
Notilo Plus developed the iBubble, an autonomous tether-free underwater drone that follows and films divers using acoustic signal processing and computer vision for localization rather than a physical tether. The system accompanies divers to depths of 197 feet (60m), moves at up to 1.5 m/s, and provides up to 60 minutes of operational runtime with a replaceable battery. Notilo Plus was acquired by Delair in December 2022 and operations continue under the Delair Marine brand.
Who makes iBubble?
iBubble is made by Notilo Plus, based in France, founded in 2016.
Where is iBubble deployed?
No verified deployments of iBubble 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 iBubble safe?
iBubble 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 2026-06-28

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: underwater_drone

Sources by quality tier

2
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Recent coverage

iBubble in third-party press

Seasam drone autonomously follows divers and performs underwater tasks - New Atlas

Jan 19, 2022

Meet iBubble: The World’s First Intelligent Underwater Drone - Superyachts.com

Dec 8, 2019

Meet iBubble, the world's first intelligent, autonomous, wireless underwater drone - ZDNET

Oct 31, 2018