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Oceaneering International is a Houston, Texas technology company, founded in 1964, that operates one of the world's largest fleets of work-class remotely operated vehicles and also supplies autonomous underwater vehicle services and automated guided vehicle systems. Its profile records about 12,000 employees and customers across offshore energy, defense, aerospace, manufacturing and entertainment in more than 20 countries. Buyers compare Oceaneering with other subsea suppliers when they need to choose between hiring a service fleet and buying vehicles, sensors or navigation systems outright. Saab Seaeye, headquartered in Fareham, Hampshire and founded in 1986, manufactures electric underwater robotic systems, including ROVs and hybrid AUV/ROVs, with more than 1,100 systems delivered to customers in 74 countries. Kongsberg, headquartered in Kongsberg, Norway, builds autonomous underwater vehicles and uncrewed surface vessels through its Kongsberg Discovery business area, alongside subsea positioning and sensing. Kraken Robotics, headquartered in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador and founded in 2012, supplies subsea sensors, batteries and robotic systems for uncrewed underwater vehicles in more than 30 countries. Exail Technologies, headquartered in La Garde, France, provides uncrewed surface vessels, autonomous underwater vehicles and mine-countermeasure systems, plus inertial navigation, to customers in around 80 countries. Choose Oceaneering for work-class ROV services, Saab Seaeye for electric underwater vehicles, Kongsberg for AUVs and subsea sensing, Kraken Robotics for sensors and batteries, and Exail Technologies for mine countermeasures and navigation.

Alternatives to Oceaneering

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.

Kraken Robotics

Kraken Robotics Inc. is a Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador marine-technology company that supplies the sensing, power and robotic systems that uncrewed underwater vehicles run on.

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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