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ROBOT / UNDERWATER AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

Freedom AUV

Hybrid autonomous underwater vehicle designed for survey and inspection of subsea infrastructure.

MakerOceaneering Introduced2021 StatusCommercially Available
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Manufacturer Claim Last updated: Aug 21, 2026 Supporting source ↗

Field snapshot

ManufacturerOceaneering
Categoryunderwater autonomous vehicle
Operating classificationCivilian
PaísUnited States
Introduced2021
Program statusCommercially Available

Published specifications

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SpecificationPublished valueBasisAs of / source
Platformhybrid autonomous and remotely operated vehicleManufacturer ClaimObservation date not published
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System Classunderwater autonomous vehicleManufacturer ClaimObservation date not published
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Mission Classsubsea infrastructure inspectionManufacturer ClaimObservation date not published
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Capabilities and applications

autonomous inspection

remote operation

subsea survey

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