OUR STORY
It all started when Rusty thought it’d be cool to send a solar-powered surfboard from California to Hawaii. He quickly realized how uncool it was that the thrusters he needed didn’t exist. It seemed an affordable, saltwater-resistant, and efficient thruster was nowhere to be found. But what he did find were hobbyists, students, researchers, explorers, and maritime companies in need of the same thing.
LIMITATIONS TO INNOVATIONS
This is where the story really begins. Realizing there were no available options, Rusty saw this as an opportunity and launched a 2014 Kickstarter campaign for the T100 Thruster. Manufacturing began in his garage until soon those walls were busting at the seams. That’s when he rented our first official warehouse and took to Craigslist, where he found his co-founder, Elisa.
And honestly? The rest is history…
GARAGE TO GLOBAL
Since then, Blue Robotics has redefined what is possible in marine exploration. We have developed hundreds of low-cost, high-performance marine components, from sensors and sonars to enclosures and penetrators. Our community has expanded to thousands of researchers, students, explorers, and innovators. Our BlueROV2 has explored waters off every continent and our BlueBoat has mapped oceans, lakes, and waterways across the globe.
GARAGE TO GLOBAL
Since then, Blue Robotics has redefined what is possible in marine exploration. We have developed hundreds of low-cost, high-performance marine components, from sensors and sonars to enclosures and penetrators. Our community has expanded to thousands of researchers, students, explorers, and innovators. Our BlueROV2 has explored waters off every continent and our BlueBoat has mapped oceans, lakes, and waterways across the globe.
OUR MISSION
For over ten years, Blue Robotics has been on a mission to enable the future of marine robotics. What started as a need for more accessible tools has grown into a commitment to openness, collaboration, and learning.
We believe that information drives innovation, and that the more people understand our products, the more they can push boundaries and explore in new ways. That’s why we share what we build and how we build it through open-source designs, transparent information, and detailed documentation.
Our goal isn’t just to make components or vehicles. It’s to lower the barriers to ocean exploration and empower a global community of people who are curious about what’s below the surface to dive in and find out for themselves!
OUR INITIATIVES
Through our mission, we’re making the ocean more accessible to everyone. We’re also finding new ways to bring more people into the world of marine technology. That means getting students out of the classroom and into the water, giving sustainable aquaculture farmers new tools to succeed, and exposing the beauty of the underwater world through murals in cities around the world.
OUR TEAM
Blue Robotics is made up of an incredible team spread across the globe, from our headquarters in California, to our R&D hub in Canada, to our Software team in Brazil, and our sales, marketing, and support humans sprinkled throughout the world. We’re a group of humans who love the ocean and technology and passionate about where they intersect.
OUR HEADQUARTERS IN TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA
OUR R&D HUB IN VICTORIA, BC, CANADA
OUR SOFTWARE TEAM IN FLORIANÓPOLIS, BRAZIL
OUR DISTRIBUTORS
We also have a large network of Distributors around the world! From sales guidance to stocked components to training and repair services, our Distributors are here to assist you in your local area! Many of our partners have also provide customization and have developed accessories for the BlueROV2 and BlueBoat to expand the Blue Robotics ecosystem.
BRS Robótica Submarina
Rua Internacional 201
Vale Encantado - Macaé/RJ 27933-377
Brazil
Buccaneer Ltd
Buccaneer House, 4 Union Road
Macduff, AB44 1UJ, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
United Kingdom
Delta ROV Inc
Unit 17 N-O Philexcel Business Park
M.A. Roxas Highway Clark Freeport Zone
Philippines
Fluton Inc.
RM302, Bongujae-ro 61beon-gil, 28-3,
Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do, 15053
Republic of Korea
Future Oceans International Co., Ltd
No. 37, Aly. 3, Ln. 289
Zhuangjing Rd., Xinyi Dist Taipei City 110
Taiwan
ID OCEAN
22, rue Pierre Brossolette
Village des Mascareignes 2, Hangar D20, 97420 LE PORT
Reunion Island
INVOCEAN
308 Le Solarium Building
Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, 48987
United Arab Emirates
MES Services Ltd.
62L/16 Nguyen Hong Street, Ward No.11, Binh Thanh District,
Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh 700000
Viet Nam
Ocean Robotix Pvt. Ltd
681, Sukadha, 3rd & 4th Floor, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Railway Parallel Road
Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560097
India
Oceanautics Pvt. Ltd.
Flat No T1 S NO 126/5, 6, Enclave, Sathavahana Road 3
Kurmannpalem, Visakhapatnam, 530046
India
Oceasian Technology Co., Ltd
2nd Floor, Building 6, M+ Studio, No.28 Xingang East Road,
Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510308
China
QSTAR ROV Training & Subsea Solutions
Port Forum, Carrer de La Pau 12
08930, Barcelona
Spain
ROVOSTECH
11, Eumnae-ro 15beon-gil, Seobu-ri
Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan
Republic of Korea
Searobotix (Hangzhou AOHI Marine Engineering)
Hangzhou High-tech Enterprise Incubation Park Room 2B02, Building No.1
452 6th Street, Qiantang New Area, Hangzhou, 310018, ZheJiang Province
China
SIX VOICE, Inc.
1440-5 Oimusashino, #A-2 YONENOSOKO,
Fujimino, Saitama, 356-0054
Japan
Southern Ocean Subsea PTY Ltd.
2/3 Mertonvale Circuit
Kingston, Tasmania 7050
Australia
Temasek Allied Engineering
Center for Unmanned Technologies Lab, Building E2, Level 1, Kulliyyah Of Engineering,
International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Werover
Karacaoğlan Mahallesi Bornova Caddesi No:9/4A
Işıkkent, Öztim İş Merkezi, 35070 Bornova/İzmir
Turkey
OUR FUTURE
The ocean is vast and full of possibilities, and so are the ideas that keep our team moving forward. From developing new tools that make marine exploration more accessible to evolving the ways we support and connect with our community, we’re constantly learning, testing, and dreaming of what’s possible.
Want to be part of what’s next? Come chat with us in real life! Whether it’s at blueTides or a local event, we’d love to hear your ideas, swap stories, and talk about the future of marine robotics together!
