Bubble Robotics offers a resident-capable autonomous offshore inspection and monitoring system consisting of docking/launch infrastructure (BubbleDock), autonomous underwater vehicles (BubbleBots), and a software platform (Bubble OS). The system is designed to collect and process multi-sensor data (visual, sonar, and environmental) into deliverables for operators, engineers, regulators, and insurers. The product is intended to enable higher-frequency offshore data collection while reducing the need for routine vessel deployments.
Public statements from the vendor include:
- A resident fleet intended to monitor offshore infrastructure continuously without routine vessel deployments.
- Vendor-stated endurance of up to six months at sea using onboard power generation (energy self-sufficiency).
- A Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) commercial model described by the vendor as requiring no capital expenditure, with the vendor operating the fleet and delivering data products to customers.
- A vendor-asserted potential for significant cost reduction by reducing vessel days and crew requirements (vendor cites figures but does not publish the supporting methodology).
These vendor statements are treated as vendor-asserted unless corroborated by customers, independent third parties, or deployment reports.
Official product materials emphasize a docking-based deployment approach, support for multiple payloads (cameras, sonar, MBES, SSS, hydrophones, environmental sensors including eDNA), and planned integrations such as aerial drones and manipulators.