Extend field access
Developing compact robotic platforms for repeatable sampling across lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and coastal waters.
Aquatic robotics / R&DFresh water — Open sea
Autonomy for
aquatic discovery.
UrsusArcTech develops surface and underwater robotic systems for repeatable eDNA collection and aquatic monitoring—from inland waters to the open sea.
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01The mission
The evidence is in the water.
Environmental DNA can reveal what lives beneath the surface. Robotic collection can help researchers reach farther, sample more consistently, and build a clearer view of changing aquatic ecosystems.
Return with intent
Designed around planned routes and repeatable collection so each mission can contribute to a longer scientific record.
Connect sample and place
Exploring workflows that pair water samples with mission context for more useful downstream analysis.
Systems in developmentOne water column.
Explore systems One water column.
Two perspectives.
S / 01
In development
Surface systems
Mobile sampling platforms designed to carry scientific work beyond the shoreline.
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U / 02
In development
Underwater systems
Subsurface platforms being developed to observe and collect where surface craft cannot.
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A scientific workflow
From field question to field evidence.
- 01
Define
Start with the ecological question, study area, and collection requirements.
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Deploy
Plan repeatable missions for a surface or subsurface platform.
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Collect
Gather environmental samples while retaining mission context.
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Learn
Bring samples into established laboratory and research workflows.
Research partnerships
Build the next field study with us.
We are looking for research collaborators and pilot partners working on consequential questions in aquatic ecosystems.
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