Deep-ocean mapping
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
🇺🇸 Saildrone Surveyor
Saildrone · USA · unveiled 2021
commercial
task-autonomous
hybrid
data confidence: medium
Watch changes · Evidence history · Cited research export · Plan a pilot
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%92.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 8%0.0
Mobility & Locomotion · 30%82.5
Hardware & Engineering · 25%82.4
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 12%100.0
Not applicable to marine / underwater robots: Ecosystem & Viability. Excluded from the index and the remaining weights renormalised — not scored zero.
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the MARMX. Compare it only with other marine / underwater robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →
Notable
At 20 m and 15 tonnes the largest USV class in operation; 100-day endurance, wind and solar powered, mapping the seafloor to 7,000 m.
Deployment evidence
Legacy mentions are unverified. A partnership or announcement is not proof of an active deployment. Evidence labels do not change HMX v2 scoring.
ISR missions
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
Specifications
Evidence is attached to each value. Robot-wide source links do not verify every field. A source about an older value cannot support the current specification.
Height
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Weight
15000.0 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Payload
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Travel speed
5.1 m/s
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Runtime
2400.0 h
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Battery
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Total DoF
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Hand DoF per hand
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Dexterous hands
No
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Actuation
hybrid
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Form factor
usv
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Onboard compute
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
AI model
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Autonomy
task-autonomous
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Product status
commercial
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Indicative price
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Funding
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Company valuation
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Saildrone Surveyor in context: rank, rivals and specs
Compare with Saildrone Voyager →Surveyor is a underwater robot from Saildrone in USA, and it is commercially available. It scores 80.3 on the Marine Metric, ranking 1st of 2 — the highest-scoring underwater robot tracked.
Its nearest challenger is Saildrone Voyager, 22.4 points behind at 57.9.
On autonomy, it has demonstrated completing tasks on its own. 2 deployment claims are on record, none yet backed by a customer, the press or the vendor.
Its specifications carry a medium-confidence grade from 2 cited sources, as of 2026-08.
Task evidence
Task capability is not inferred from hardware specifications or general autonomy labels. Find robots for a task →
No task-specific evidence recorded. Capability remains unknown.
Sources · robot-level references, as of 2026-08
- https://www.saildrone.com/platform/surveyor
- https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/sea-air-space-2021/2021/08/sea-air-space-2021-saildrone-shocased-its-usvs/
Machine-readable: HIS Layer 0 manifest · what's this?
Frequently asked questions about the Saildrone Surveyor
How much does the Saildrone Surveyor cost?
Saildrone has not published a price for the Saildrone Surveyor, and none is estimated here.
What are the Saildrone Surveyor's specs?
Published specifications: speed 5.1 m/s, runtime 2400 h, weight 15000 kg.
Is the Saildrone Surveyor autonomous?
The Saildrone Surveyor has demonstrated completing tasks on its own. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.
How does the Saildrone Surveyor compare to the Saildrone Voyager?
On the MARMX, the Saildrone Surveyor scores 80.3 and the Saildrone Voyager 57.9. The Saildrone Surveyor leads on mobility & locomotion, hardware & engineering and commercial readiness & deployment.
Who makes the Saildrone Surveyor?
The Saildrone Surveyor is made by Saildrone, in USA.
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Data confidence: medium. Some figures for this robot rest on single or conflicting sources, or on manufacturer/aggregator material rather than independent reporting. Treat second-order specs as approximate. Fields marked “—” were genuinely undisclosed and left blank rather than estimated.