Robot model
Voyager
Saildrone's Voyager is a mid-size autonomous surface vehicle combining wind- and solar-powered propulsion with integrated sensors for persistent maritime ISR,…
- Manufacturer
- Saildrone
- Form factor
- maritime_surface
- Maturity
- research
- Lifecycle
- superseded
- Deployments
- 8
- Website
- saildrone.com ↗
The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Voyager, a maritime surface by Saildrone (research): 8 verified deployments on record. 1 source back the record.
supersededSuperseded by Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor). The historical entry remains for reference; current coverage tracks the successor.
Overview
Saildrone's Voyager is a mid-size autonomous surface vehicle combining wind- and solar-powered propulsion with integrated sensors for persistent maritime ISR, mapping, and oceanographic data collection in coastal and offshore waters.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- research(Lab-stage only; no commercial or public deployment reported.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Form factor
Class
Propulsion
Specs
Class
Propulsion
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Autonomy: verified vs claimed
- What it actually does
- Autonomous
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Voyager. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (8)
- Voyager at Globaloperational
Saildrone fleet surpassed 1,000,000 nautical miles sailed and 32,000 days at sea.
- Voyager at Baltic Seaoperational
Saildrone Voyager surveyed critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea for the Danish Armed Forces.
- Voyager at Globaloperational
Saildrone operating 75+ USVs globally in 2026 supporting national and homeland security missions.
- Voyager at Lake Erie, USAoperational
Saildrone deployed Voyager USVs on Lake Erie for US Coast Guard border security and MDA missions.
- Voyager at Caribbean Seaoperational
Navy awarded Saildrone $16.3M extension to continue USV counter-drug missions through 2027.
- Voyager at Atlantic Ocean, USAoperational
Saildrone launched 10 USVs to collect real-time metocean data for NOAA hurricane rapid intensification research.
10 Saildrone USVs deployed for 2026 NOAA hurricane mission to study rapid intensification.
Saildrone Voyager autonomous USVs tested at Pacific Missile Range Facility.
Voyager on the deployment map
View the global mapWhere Voyager 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.
- Deployment recordedAug 4, 2026
at Caribbean Sea
- Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2026
at Lake Erie, USA
- Deployment recordedMay 21, 2026
at Key West, Florida, USA (Atlantic hurricane zone)
- Deployment recordedMay 21, 2026
at Atlantic Ocean, USA
Safety record
No incidents on record for Voyager.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-23
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-23
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: research
Lifecycle: superseded
Architectural position
Cohort: maritime_surface
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Voyager.Recent coverage
Voyager in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Voyager from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Roche reports VOYAGER real-world Vabysmo results across major retinal conditions at EURETINA 2026
Data from the global VOYAGER study show visual and anatomical outcomes in nAMD, DME and RVO across previously untreated and treated eyes, with no new safety signals reported IN…
Is Voyager's Real Business Hiding Behind a Space Station?
Voyager Technologies is classified as a "space stock," but its recent momentum comes from missile defense. A Congressional Budget Office report estimates that the United States…
U.K. Sending Voyager Tanker To Help Defend Saudi Airspace
The tanker deployment will support Saudi Arabia's defense against Houthi missiles and drones. The post U.K. Sending Voyager Tanker To Help Defend Saudi Airspace appeared first on…
Rapta Raises $8M in Funding
Rapta raises $8M in new funding co-led by Voyager Capital and Access Venture Partners to scale its AI-powered manufacturing intelligence software platform.
Lumafield Uses Agentic AI to Detect Unknown Manufacturing Defects
Lunafield has announced Lumafield Quality Agent, an agentic AI system that automates defect detection and root-cause analysis across complex manufacturing processes. Quality Agent…
Robosys VOYAGER AI Integrated into FarSounder Forward Looking Sonar
Robosys Automation, a provider of autonomous navigation and vessel control systems, announced the integration of its VOYAGER AI Autonomous Navigation System (ANS) software with…
Robosys VOYAGER AI Integrated into FarSounder Forward Looking Sonar
Robosys Automation, a provider of autonomous navigation and vessel control systems, announced the integration of its VOYAGER AI Autonomous Navigation System (ANS) software with…
Eagle Cloud closes nearly RMB 100 million Series B+ to expand AI agent security governance infrastructure
Eagle Cloud has closed a Series B+ funding round of nearly RMB 100 million (about $14 million), four months after its Series B. MTR Lab and Northern Light Venture Capital co-led…
This billionaire founder made his first million at 27—years before Warren Buffett. His advice to Gen Z: Don’t ask for a raise, ask for equity
Voyager Technologies billionaire founder says a bigger paycheck isn’t the way to get rich—Gen Z should negotiate for a piece of the companies they work for
‘Carl Sagan: We Are Made of Star Stuff’ Review: Nanette Burstein’s NatGeo Doc Prioritizes the Human Over the Intellectual, for Better and Worse
The Telluride premiere focuses on the 'Cosmos' creator's marriages, kids and enjoyment of recreational drugs nearly as much the Viking and Voyager missions.
The Evolution of the Space Edge With Voyager CTO Paul Tilghman
While orbital data centers have drawn attention and driven headlines this year, there’s another story unfolding in spaceborne computing — the evolution of the space edge. It’s a…
Voyager expands solid rocket motor manufacturing in Colorado
Voyager Technologies said domestic production of tactical solid rocket motors is not keeping pace with Department of War demand, and detailed how the company is scaling…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/saildrone-voyager.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/08d7fd39-9ee5-4958-b7df-f6215b0e608f
- Revision history: /models/saildrone-voyager/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Voyager draws attention at the 83rd percentile but verifies reality at the 98th percentile among maritime_surface robots. Hype Gap -14.8, 21st widest among maritime_surface robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Above-average adoption relative to same-category peers. 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: Oct 2, 2026