Long-range large AUVCurrent
HUGIN Endurance
- Max depth
- 6,000 m
- Endurance
- Up to 16 days
A shore-capable, over-the-horizon HUGIN designed for multi-day to multi-week missions over very long distances.
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Autonomous
Underwater Vehicles
AUVS is a structured reference for underwater robotic vehicles, manufacturers, published specifications, enabling technologies and real-world applications.
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REFERENCE INDEX / V1.1
- Vehicle records
- 51
- Manufacturers
- 18
- Deepest published rating
- 6,000 m
- Primary-source records
- 51
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Featured vehicles
Modular man-portable AUVCurrent
Gavia
- Max depth
- 500 or 1,000 m
- Endurance
- Typical 7–8 hours at 3 kn per battery module
A configurable, shore- or small-vessel-deployable survey platform built around interchangeable vehicle and payload modules.
View verified record →Deep-ocean hovering research AUVCurrent
Sentry
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Max depth
- 6,000 m
- Endurance
- 26–60 hours on bottom, mission dependent
WHOI’s deep-ocean science AUV, optimized for close-bottom mapping, imaging and adaptable scientific sampling.
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Dive-LD
- Max depth
- Approximately 6,000 m
- Endurance
- Approximately 10 days
A large-diameter, deep-rated vehicle built with open payload interfaces for defense and commercial mission sets.
View verified record →Extended-endurance man-portable AUVCurrent
Iver4 900
- Max depth
- 300 m
- Endurance
- 20+ hours NiMH; 40+ hours Li-ion
The extended-endurance 9-inch Iver4 configuration for longer ingress, egress and payload-intensive missions.
View verified record →Deep-ocean survey AUVCurrent
SeaRaptor
- Max depth
- 3,000 or 6,000 m
- Endurance
- Approximately 24 hours at 3 kn
A survey-grade abyssal AUV with removable batteries, data storage and configurable payload ports.
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Manufacturers & research organizations
Each profile connects documented vehicle families to their primary applications and official source material.
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Plain-language technical guides connect autonomy, navigation, sonar, communications, power and payload architecture to mission outcomes.