MALO KINGI ROV

Interactive autonomous underwater vehicle The Malo autonomous underwater vehicle with six labelled system hotspots. Forward inspection camera Modular payload bay Pressure-tolerant core electronics Optionally tethered Vectored thruster propulsion Multi-axis manipulator arm

Compact AI-enabled AUV

Technical snapshot

A compact, modular platform designed for autonomous underwater surveys, environmental monitoring and inspection operations.

Operating depth
Up to 100m
Weight
15kg
Dimensions (L × W × H)
550 × 350 × 300mm
Maximum speed
1.5m/s
Endurance
Up to 6hours

Mission dependent

Battery
18Ah

Rechargeable and swappable

Onboard compute
Raspberry PiCompute Module 5
Sensors & payloads
Modular architecturefor additional sensors
Data outputs
Video & image data Mission logs and AI-processed outputs

Underwater Vehicle FAQs

  • Current lead time is 16 weeks for new systems depending on the sensor pack selected.

  • Various payload options and senors are available for the mission set. We also have an onboard data bus for various sensor modalities.

  • The systems has mutiple sonar options including:

    • Ultra-short baseline,

    • Doppler-Velocity logger,

    • Single-axis sonar,

    • Multi-beam sonar.

    We also provide options for high-quality inertial sensors, and visual SLAM. The best option depends heavily on the end-use requirements and budget.

  • A tethered connection allows for high-bandwidth data link (~100Mbps) allowing for real-time video streaming and data logging. Without a tether, communication is restricted to acoustic modems which have severely restricted bandwidth (10bps-10kbps).

    We have worked with a large number of clients and users of AUVs and ROVs, and found that a platform that could be optionally tethered allowed for greater mission flexibility.

  • Prices are highly variable based on autonomy levels and mission payloads, so it is best to reach out to us so we can understand your use case first.