Robot model
XOcean USV
XOcean, founded in 2017 in Ireland, operates one of the largest fleets of survey-class uncrewed surface vessels and sells ocean data rather than hardware,…
- Manufacturer
- XOcean
- Form factor
- maritime_surface
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
- Website
- xocean.com ↗
The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies XOcean USV, a maritime surface by XOcean (commercial): 1 verified deployment on record. 3 sources back the record.
Overview
XOcean, founded in 2017 in Ireland, operates one of the largest fleets of survey-class uncrewed surface vessels and sells ocean data rather than hardware, recorded in the maritime form factor as the data-as-a-service archetype's second example alongside Saildrone. Its captive fleet gathers data for offshore-wind survey, hydrography, asset integrity, and carbon capture and storage across 22 jurisdictions, with the company reporting more than 4 million gigabytes delivered and support for 43.1 gigawatts of offshore wind, and it raised a 115-million-euro, roughly 119-million-dollar Series C in January 2025 to expand its fleet and segments.
The registry records it at commercial maturity on the strength of verified material funding and an operating fleet. Its editorial throughline is the data-as-a-service archetype shared with Saildrone, with both companies operating captive fleets that sell ocean data rather than vessels, while XOcean differs in its offshore-wind-survey focus and European customer base and is privately European-funded rather than US and global venture and defense funded.
Its claims to the largest survey-USV fleet and the figures of 22 jurisdictions, more than 4 million gigabytes delivered, and 43.1 gigawatts of offshore wind supported are company-reported and not independently audited, and its exact current fleet size and named customer roster are not enumerated given the limited per-customer disclosure typical of data-as-a-service operators.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Founded
Funding
Operating jurisdictions
Data delivered
Offshore wind supported
Autonomy level
Specs
Notes
Specs
Form Factor
Data & sources
Press releases
1
News coverage
1
Web sources
1
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for XOcean USV. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
- XOcean USV at Aberdeenoperational
XOcean XO-450 unmanned surface vessels deployed for offshore wind farm surveys in UK North Sea waters, operating from Scottish ports including Aberdeen.
XOcean USV on the deployment map
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 4, 2026
XOcean uncrewed surface vessels
- Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedApr 20, 2022
at Aberdeen
Deployment-verified media (1)
XOcean's corporate video of its uncrewed surface vessels for ocean-data services. XOcean USVs are remotely supervised, with operators and analysts onshore over a satellite link; a commercial data-as-a-service operation.
From deployment: Aberdeen
Supply chain (1)
Sensors
- NovAtelNovAtel precision GNSS -- positioning for ocean data collection missionssupplies
Suppliers appear here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Safety record
No incidents on record for XOcean USV.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-12
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: maritime_surface
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for XOcean USV.Recent coverage
XOcean USV 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 XOcean USV from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Two XOCEAN USVs to survey UK’s 2.2 GW link
XOCEAN has been tasked with performing geophysical survey operations, starting this month, for the […] The post Two XOCEAN USVs to survey UK’s 2.2 GW link appeared first on…
Xocean raises 19M to capture ocean data with uncrewed surface vessels
XOCEAN closed a €115M (~18M) funding round to support global growth of its uncrewed surface vessel ocean data services for offshore energy and civil hydrography.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/xocean-usv.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/83f69995-6ca0-4cd5-abf2-720ab79391d2
- Revision history: /models/xocean-usv/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
XOcean USV draws attention at the 12th percentile but verifies reality at the 24th percentile among maritime_surface robots. Hype Gap -12, 19th widest among maritime_surface robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited independent press and video coverage to date.
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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: Sep 2, 2026