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Blue Robotics

Torrance, California, United States · bluerobotics.com

Blue Robotics builds and sells marine robotic systems, including the BlueROV2 low-cost open-source remotely operated vehicle, and is relocating its headquarters and marine-robotics production facility.

Robotics · watchlist · score 52

Positioning

Blue Robotics Inc. (founded 2014 by Rustom Jehangir, headquartered in Torrance, California) is a US marine-robotics maker of low-cost, high-performance underwater ROVs (notably the BlueROV2), USVs (BlueBoat), thrusters, sonars and open-source software (BlueOS, ArduSub). It is a bootstrapped/unfunded company that pioneered an affordable, open-architecture component ecosystem — the BlueROV2 has thousands of units in the field across research, inspection, aquaculture and education. On Nov-24-25 it signed a 10-year, 49,000 sq ft lease at AltaSea (Port of Los Angeles) to relocate HQ and consolidate marine-robotics production, its clearest recent scale-up signal; its distinguishing point is dominance of the accessible/open-source subsea segment, with the open question being its unstated but modest revenue band.

Latest signals

  • Blue Robotics’ Ping360 achieved near-real-time underwater object detection in a feasibility study.Blue Robotics
  • Blue Robotics raised prices by 5–6% for most international customers.Blue Robotics
  • Blue Robotics is passing prepaid tariff costs through as inventory sells in 2026.Blue Robotics
  • Blue Robotics assembles its products in the United States with a manufacturing team of around 30 people.Blue Robotics
  • Blue Robotics implemented a tariff surcharge on U.S.-shipped orders.Blue Robotics

6 signals name Blue Robotics. Members see all of them, filtered by topic, source and date.

Facts, with sources

  • 10-25m USD est.Revenue band · Blue Robotics
  • Signed a 10-year lease at AltaSea, Port of Los Angeles, to relocate headquarters and marine-robotics production; renovations begin early 2026 and grand opening is anticipated late 2026Contract · businesswire.com (Nov-24-25)
  • Manufacturing teamHeadcount · Blue Robotics
  • Released BlueROV2, a low-cost open-source ROV; first ROV sold in 2016Product launch · en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlueROV2

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Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment8
Production6
Commercials4
Progress6
Technology3
Positioning8
Firepower1
Leverage6

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Questions this page answers

What does Blue Robotics do?

Blue Robotics builds and sells marine robotic systems, including the BlueROV2 low-cost open-source remotely operated vehicle, and is relocating its headquarters and marine-robotics production facility. Blue Robotics Inc. (founded 2014 by Rustom Jehangir, headquartered in Torrance, California) is a US marine-robotics maker of low-cost, high-performance underwater ROVs (notably the BlueROV2), USVs (BlueBoat), thrusters, sonars and open-source software (BlueOS, ArduSub). It is a bootstrapped/unfunded company that pioneered an affordable, open-architecture component ecosystem — the BlueROV2 has thou

Where does Blue Robotics rank in robotics?

Blue Robotics is on the Robotics watchlist list of Frontier Tech Intelligence with a score of 52 out of 100, below the Top 100.

Where is Blue Robotics based and when was it founded?

Blue Robotics is based in Torrance, California, United States.

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