# C-Star: Oshen maritime robot

Canonical ID: `24454296-959f-4f33-b28f-270e60e35c70`

- **Slug:** oshen-c-star
- **Form factor:** maritime_surface ([Maritime](/maritime))
- **Maturity stage:** pilot
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 2

## Deployments

- [oshen-cstar-iceland-royal-navy](/deployments/oshen-cstar-iceland-royal-navy.md) at Iceland (id: `d5556999-6a1e-4429-af9c-beecc01a6c24`)
- [oshen-cstar-usvi-noaa](/deployments/oshen-cstar-usvi-noaa.md) at U.S. Virgin Islands, USA (id: `67cf6a15-2f84-4474-80aa-57ec44edeede`)

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is C-Star?

The C-Star is a 1-metre hand-deployable autonomous surface vehicle (USV) powered by wind and solar energy. Designed for persistent wide-area ocean intelligence, it operates individually or in constellations to collect real-time met-ocean data including wind speed/direction, sea surface temperature, air temperature, pressure, and humidity. C-Stars transmit via Iridium SBD satellite and can endure 100+ days at sea. The platform became the first USV to collect data from inside a Category 5 hurricane.

### How much does C-Star cost?

C-Star's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for C-Star from Oshen. 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 C-Star actually deployed in the real world?

Yes. C-Star 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 C-Star?

C-Star is made by Oshen, based in Plymouth, United Kingdom, founded in 2022.

### Where is C-Star deployed?

2 verified deployments of C-Star are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Iceland, U.S. Virgin Islands, USA.

### Can you buy C-Star?

C-Star is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.

### What are alternatives to C-Star?

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable maritime_surface robots to C-Star include Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor), Triton, Armada, MMUSV.

### How does C-Star compare to Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor)?

C-Star and Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor) (Saildrone · 5 deployments) are both maritime_surface robots on the DEPLOY registry. C-Star has 2 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

### What is C-Star's maturity stage?

C-Star is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.


## Sources (2)

1. https://research.noaa.gov/noaa-and-partners-deploy-mini-ocean-robots-to-collect-hurricane-data/
2. https://www.oshendata.com/

## The verified answers

- [Which robots are deployed in the most cities](/which-robots-are-deployed-in-the-most-cities.md)
- [Which types of robots are deployed the most](/which-types-of-robots-are-deployed-the-most.md)

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