Orpheus Ocean designs, builds, and operates autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to provide flexible and cost-effective access to deep-sea environments. Their agile AUVs offer multiple operational modes for comprehensive seafloor data collection and monitoring. This capability supports scalable data acquisition for marine resources, offshore infrastructure, and subsea defense sectors.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
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Problem
Traditional ocean exploration methods are expensive, require significant infrastructure, and are limited by tethered systems, hindering efficient and scalable seafloor access for high-resolution surveys and data collection. This restricts our ability to gather comprehensive deep ocean intelligence.
Solution
Orpheus Ocean offers a modular autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) designed to provide scalable seafloor access and deep ocean intelligence gathering. The untethered AUV enables high-resolution surveys, long-duration sensing, and sample collection, addressing the need for efficient and cost-effective ocean exploration. Its modular payload options allow for customization to fit specific mission requirements, including geophysical, environmental, and biological data acquisition. By automating manual tasks and minimizing onboard infrastructure, Orpheus Ocean dramatically accelerates mission timelines and reduces operational costs.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes oceanographic research institutions, marine survey companies, and organizations involved in deep-sea exploration and resource management.
Features
- Modular payload system for geophysical (sediment core sampler, cone-penetrometer, sediment profiling camera, self-potential), environmental (conductivity, temperature, depth, methane sensor, water chemistry sensors, turbidity/transmissometer), and biological (4K UHD camera, eDNA sampler, macrofauna suction sampler, baited camera trap) data collection.
- Multiple operational modes including hover for high-resolution surveys, monitor for long-duration sensing, and land for sample collection.
- AI-powered automation to increase productivity.
- Low unit and support cost, minimizing operational overhead.
- Untethered operation for direct interaction with the ocean floor.