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Sea Machines

Boston, Massachusetts, United States · sea-machines.com

Sea Machines sells the SM300 autonomy platform and SELKIE uncrewed surface vessels for commercial, scientific and defense marine operations.

Robotics · watchlist · score 57

Positioning

Sea Machines Robotics (Boston, US; founded 2017 per company, some sources cite 2014) develops autonomous command-and-control and perception software for commercial and defense marine vessels, anchored by its SM300 edge-computing autonomy system plus the AI-Ris vision sensor and SELKIE turnkey USV. As of Sep-25 the company reports 200+ SM300 deliveries across 20 countries and has advanced a multi-phase DoD Defense Innovation Unit replenishment contract; it added SMLink APIs to open third-party C2 integration for naval customers. Open question is entity-scoped revenue and unit economics, which are not publicly disclosed.

Latest signals

  • Sea Machines validated the SELKIE USV on a 100-nautical-mile autonomous mission in Philippine coastal waters.Sea Machines
  • Sea Machines will expand SELKIE USV demonstrations through mission-payload, effector, and command-and-control integrations.Sea Machines
  • SELKIE USV demonstrated autonomous navigation, vessel tracking, and collision avoidance in Sea State 4.Sea Machines
  • Sea Machines’ SM300 software can autonomously intercept moving maritime contacts while avoiding collisions.Sea Machines
  • Sea Machines executed a live maritime autonomy demonstration at Creative Disruptors in the Desert 2026.Sea Machines

22 signals name Sea Machines. Members see all of them, filtered by topic, source and date.

Facts, with sources

  • 10-100m est.Revenue band · Sea Machines
  • Sierra Nevada Corporation will provide secure maritime communications for Sea Machines’ STEAMRACER shipPartnership · Sea Machines
  • SMLink APIs launched for third-party command-and-control integration with the SM300 marine autonomy systemProduct launch · Sea Machines
  • More than 200 SM300 systems delivered across 20 countriesDeployment · Sea Machines

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Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment8
Production6
Commercials4
Progress8
Technology5
Positioning6
Firepower1
Leverage8

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

Questions this page answers

What does Sea Machines do?

Sea Machines sells the SM300 autonomy platform and SELKIE uncrewed surface vessels for commercial, scientific and defense marine operations. Sea Machines Robotics (Boston, US; founded 2017 per company, some sources cite 2014) develops autonomous command-and-control and perception software for commercial and defense marine vessels, anchored by its SM300 edge-computing autonomy system plus the AI-Ris vision sensor and SELKIE turnkey USV. As of Sep-25 the company reports 200+ SM300 deliveries across 20 countries and has advanced a multi-p

Where does Sea Machines rank in robotics?

Sea Machines is on the Robotics watchlist list of Frontier Tech Intelligence with a score of 57 out of 100, below the Top 100.

Where is Sea Machines based and when was it founded?

Sea Machines is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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