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Online Oceans

HQ Christchurch, United KingdomFounded 202511-50 employeesUpdated

Persistent ocean sensing at a fraction of the cost.

StartupUncrewed systems
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Systems
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Capabilities
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Latest Apr 15, 2026

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Systems3

  • ScoutAn autonomous surface vessel with configurable observation payloads.
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  • TetherBrowser-based mission-control software for uncrewed surface vessels.
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  • Tether BridgeA hardware gateway connecting vessel autopilots to Tether mission-control software.
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Capabilities1

  • Uncrewed systems
    Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Sells autonomous surface vehicles for persistent ocean sensing; no defense use is stated.
    —Reported

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

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  1. 1
    CompanyPress Release: Sofar Ocean Extends Spotter Platform to Deep Water with New Uncrewed Surface Vehicle

    Sofar Ocean · Apr 15, 2026 · Supports Organization

    “Spotter Scout is a rugged USV built by Online Oceans”
  2. 2
    DatabaseSixth-Domain public startups directory

    Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind

    “{"country": "United Kingdom", "hq_iso2": "GB", "id": "d92316d9-5dd4-44f7-baa4-7042b188bfd2"}”
  3. 3
    DatabaseOnline Oceans - LinkedIn company profile

    LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · ownership

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”

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    CompanyOcean Data Collection with Scout USV | Online Oceans

    Online Oceans · Supports Organization · description, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · name, Organization · website, System

    “Persistent ocean sensing at a fraction of the cost. Scout autonomous surface vehicles collect data for months, not days. From £40k - deploy swarms of low-cost ocean robots.”
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    CompanyUSV ground control station: Tether Bridge | Online Oceans

    Online Oceans · Supports System

    “Tether Bridge is the hardware that puts your vehicles on it. It works with any boat running ArduPilot, PX4 or another MAVLink autopilot.”

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