Kraken Robotics alternatives

Kraken Robotics is a Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador marine-technology company founded in 2012 that supplies subsea sensors, batteries and robotic systems for uncrewed underwater vehicles, serving defence, offshore energy and ocean-science customers in more than 30 countries. Buyers comparing subsea and marine robots often weigh a component specialist like Kraken against fleet operators and vehicle builders with different scopes. Oceaneering, based in Houston and founded in 1964, operates work-class remotely operated vehicles and also supplies autonomous underwater vehicle services and automated guided vehicle systems to offshore energy, defense and other customers in more than 20 countries. Saab Seaeye, based in Fareham, Hampshire and founded in 1986, manufactures electric underwater robotic systems, including remotely operated vehicles, hybrid autonomous and remotely operated vehicles and workclass vehicles, with more than 1,100 systems delivered to customers in 74 countries. Kongsberg, profiled here for its Kongsberg Discovery business area, builds autonomous underwater vehicles and uncrewed surface vessels with subsea positioning and sensing for navies, offshore energy, survey and ocean-science customers. Exail Technologies, formed in 2022 in France, supplies uncrewed surface vessels, autonomous underwater vehicles and mine-countermeasure systems alongside inertial navigation and photonics to customers in around 80 countries. Choose Kraken Robotics for vehicle sensing and power components, Oceaneering for operated subsea services, Saab Seaeye for electric vehicle systems, Kongsberg for autonomous vessels with positioning, and Exail Technologies for maritime robotics paired with navigation.

Alternatives to Kraken Robotics

Oceaneering

Oceaneering International is a Houston-based technology company that operates one of the world’s largest fleets of work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and is a long-standing name in subsea robotics.

Saab Seaeye

Saab Seaeye is a Fareham, Hampshire manufacturer of electric underwater robotic systems, profiled separately from its parent: it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Saab AB of Sweden and has operated in the United Kingdom since its founding in 1986, becoming part of Saab in 2007.

Kongsberg

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA is profiled here for Kongsberg Discovery, the business area that builds its subsea robotics.

Exail Technologies

Exail Technologies is the French listed group behind Exail, the maritime-robotics and navigation company formed in 2022 by combining ECA Group and iXblue under a single brand.

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