Ulysses
Ulysses builds autonomous surface and subsea vehicles to restore ecosystems, defend infrastructure, and steward the ocean. Its vertically integrated system includes the Kraken launch, recovery, and recharge station and the Mako AUV, which offers 40x more subsea computing power than comparable vehicles. Vehicles are up to 50x cheaper than legacy providers and can operate in swarms.
- Robotics
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Clean Technology
- Defense Tech
- Internet of Things
- Hardware
- Agriculture Technology
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Climate disruption and rising geopolitical tensions are destabilizing the ocean, which covers 71% of Earth's surface and serves as the foundation for global trade, ecological resilience, energy production, and digital connectivity. Existing maritime tools are fragmented and legacy-based, lacking the persistent, scalable capability needed to restore ecosystems, defend infrastructure, and steward this vast domain.
Solution
Ulysses builds autonomous systems to meet this challenge at scale, providing vertically integrated hardware and software that replace fragmented legacy tools with persistent maritime capability. The company's autonomous launch, recovery, and recharge system, Kraken, enables remote execution of missions start-to-finish with zero need for human intervention or oversight. Ulysses vehicles are up to 50x cheaper than legacy providers and can communicate with each other, making swarms a reality. The company's AUV, Mako, packs 40x more subsea computing power than any small or medium vehicle on the market, enabling an unparalleled level of autonomy on the edge. These systems are purpose-built to restore ecosystems, defend infrastructure, and steward the world's most expansive domain.
Target Audience
Primary customers include commercial and governmental organizations needing persistent maritime operations for ecosystem restoration, infrastructure defense, and ocean data collection, as well as scientists, policymakers, and operators working in marine environments.
Features
- Kraken autonomous launch, recovery, and recharge system enabling remote, end-to-end mission execution without human intervention
- Vehicles up to 50x cheaper than legacy providers with inter-vehicle communication for swarm operations
- Mako AUV with 40x more subsea computing power than comparable small or medium vehicles for edge autonomy
- Vertically integrated hardware and software stack combining surface and subsea capabilities in one system
- Modular design allowing payload and module swaps for various subsea tasks
- Robotic intervention platform for fine motor tasks such as infrastructure repair and seed planting
- Read-write capability supporting both complex sensing and precision intervention in dynamic marine environments