Abyss Solutions

What Abyss Solutions does

Abyss Solutions is an Australian-headquartered autonomous inspection technology company, founded around 2012 and operating from Homebush NSW, that delivers AI-powered inspection systems for critical infrastructure across the energy, marine, and water/utilities sectors. The company builds an integrated stack combining specialized robotic hardware, proprietary AI/ML computer vision software, and a digital twin management platform to replace hazardous manual inspections with autonomous data capture and objective analysis. Named customers and partners include Scottish Water, Thames Tideway Tunnel, Applus+, Petrobras, and major Gulf of Mexico oil and gas operators; the company maintains offices in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates.

The company's technology portfolio centers on Abyss Fabric™, an AI-powered inspection management platform that creates measurable 3D digital twins, performs corrosion detection aligned with ISO 4628-3 standards, and supports risk-based maintenance prioritization. This is complemented by purpose-built hardware: Lantern Eye™ S (subsea mooring chain imaging, ABS-class certified), Lantern Eye™ Air (splash zone inspection), Platypus (autonomous surface vessel for water tunnels and aqueducts), ATARI (tunnel and aqueduct robotic inspector), and Sentinel (anomaly detection AI). Disclosed outcomes include up to 95% equipment coverage (versus ~20% manual), 50–77% inspection cost reduction, up to 86% maintenance cost reduction over a two-year period, sub-mm measurement precision, and inspection timelines compressed from months to weeks. The AI stack is built on TensorFlow, PyTorch, and MLflow, with the Segment Anything Model used for segmentation tasks.

Abyss generates revenue through three streams: project-based inspection services (professional services), software platform licensing and subscription (Abyss Fabric), and hardware and ROV integration sales (Lantern Eye). The company operates an enterprise field sales motion with global coverage and has secured strategic distribution via a December 2024 partnership with global inspection, testing, and certification firm Applus+. The company has raised approximately $13.5M cumulatively across four funding rounds (2016, 2017, 2021, 2022), with lead investors including Airtree Ventures, Australian Retirement Trust, Jelix Ventures, and Trousdale Ventures.

Name

Abyss Solutions

Legal name

Abyss Solutions

Website

https://abysssolutions.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Abyss Solutions builds AI-powered autonomous inspection systems and digital twin software for critical infrastructure, serving oil and gas operators, water utilities, and marine infrastructure companies globally through proprietary hardware, computer vision, and analytics platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Inspection Technology

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825)

akta.pro primary industry

Marine & Underwater Robotics (USVs/UUVs) (HDAAAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) & Autonomous Subsea Platforms (IMABAIAF), Marine Safety, Alarm & Monitoring Systems (Fire/Gas, IAS, PA/GA) (IMAJAJAG), Autonomy Software, AI & Mission Management (UAS/UXV) (IMABAIAH), Video Analytics & AI Security Solutions Integration (LPR, Facial, Behavior) (BPAKAGAK)

Keywords

• Autonomous inspection systems
• AI asset integrity
• Subsea inspection robots
• Digital twin platform
• Infrastructure inspection services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Inspection Services: Project-based inspection services deploying Abyss technology and expertise to conduct autonomous inspections of offshore platforms, subsea assets, tunnels, and water infrastructure. Revenue is generated through service contracts for data capture, analysis, and reporting.
2. Technology Licensing and Software Platform: Licensing of proprietary software platforms including Abyss Fabric for customers to conduct their own inspections and analysis. Platform subscription model with software delivery via cloud.
3. Hardware and ROV Integration: Sale and integration of specialized inspection hardware including Lantern Eye imaging systems for ROV deployment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Abyss Solutions develops and operates an AI-powered autonomous inspection platform (Abyss Fabric) that creates measurable 3D digital twins of industrial assets for corrosion detection, coating assessment, and asset integrity management. It pairs the software platform with proprietary hardware including the subsea Lantern Eye imaging systems (S and Air variants), the Platypus autonomous surface vessel, and the ATARI tunnel robotic inspector, delivering end-to-end inspection services for oil and gas, marine, and water infrastructure operators.

Product overview

Abyss Solutions provides a unified autonomous inspection platform spanning land, sea, air, and space. The core product is Abyss Fabric™ — an AI-powered inspection management platform that creates measurable 3D digital twins for asset integrity management. Supporting the platform are specialized hardware products: Lantern Eye™ S for underwater subsea inspections (ABS-class certified), Lantern Eye™ Air for splash zone inspections, and Platypus for autonomous water/aqueduct inspections. ATARI (Abyss Tunnel and Aqueduct Robotic Inspector) handles tunnel inspection missions. Abyss Sentinel provides AI-powered anomaly detection that complements the platform's computer vision-based corrosion detection capabilities. The portfolio delivers end-to-end inspection intelligence: Acquire (perception technology), Analyze (proprietary analytics), and Act (prioritization and robotic remediation).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Abyss Fabric: AI-powered and ML-driven inspection management platform that converts raw visual data into actionable insight; provides digital twin visualization, corrosion detection, asset tagging, defect mapping, and automated reporting capabilities
• Lantern Eye
• Platypus
• Sentinel
• ATARI

Products and services

• Abyss Fabric™ AI-powered inspection management platform that converts raw visual data into actionable insight; creates measurable 3D digital twins, enables virtual asset inspection, corrosion detection, coating assessment, asset tagging, defect mapping, and automated reporting. Includes Coatings Manager module and PSIM for risk-based prioritization.
• Lantern Eye™ S (LES) Compact stereo imaging system for subsea mooring chain inspection with sub-mm precision. Features contactless visual metrology, real-time remote operations capability, and ABS-class certification. Deployable on mini-ROVs (down to 30kg class) or working-class ROVs.
• Lantern Eye™ Air (LEA) Optical stereo photogrammetric imaging system for splash zone mooring chain inspection. Deployable by rope access technicians, achieving sub-1% error margin for bar diameter and inter-grip length measurements, with contactless 3D reconstruction.
• Platypus Autonomous Surface Vessel for water tunnel and aqueduct inspection. Floating robotic platform fitted with cameras, laser scanners, sonar, and optical flow sensors, capable of navigating complex environments while capturing high-resolution imagery above and below waterline.
• ATARI (Abyss Tunnel and Aqueduct Robotic Inspector) Custom robotic inspection system for tunnel inspections, equipped with six computer vision cameras, four strobe lights, two lidar scanners, and various sensors. Capable of traversing 10km autonomously and achieving defect detection accuracy within 2cm.
• Abyss Sentinel AI system for autonomous anomaly detection that analyzes field images and raises alerts for deviations from normal conditions, enabling remote operator rounds across multiple facilities.
• Autonomous Inspection Services Project-based inspection services deploying Abyss technology and expertise to conduct autonomous inspections of offshore platforms, subsea assets, tunnels, and water infrastructure. Revenue is generated through service contracts for data capture, analysis, and reporting.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 95% equipment coverage vs ~20% in manual campaigns
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability9 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered major.

• PetrobrasmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 March 2025Research and development contract with Petrobras, Brazil's state-owned oil company, for development of an innovative image contextualization and enrichment service. The solution aggregates engineering and operational metadata to address incomplete input data challenges, ensures scalability across Petrobras fleet with minimal processing time, and integrates with Petrobras Ativo360 digital asset integrity management platform deployed across its offshore platform fleet. Work commenced January 2025.
• Applus+majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 December 2024Strategic partnership with Applus+, a global leader in Inspection, Testing, and Certification operating in over 70 countries with 26,000+ employees. The collaboration integrates Abyss AI algorithms and software platforms into Applus+ inspection processes, revolutionizing Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) with AI-driven technologies. Focus areas include predictive maintenance, asset optimization, and risk mitigation for clients across oil and gas, mining, manufacturing, and infrastructure sectors in Pacific and South-East Asia.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Flyability: Swiss manufacturer of collision-tolerant drones for confined space industrial inspections (tanks, boilers, tunnels). Directly comparable to Abyss's ATARI robotic tunnel inspection offering for confined infrastructure spaces.
• Saildrone: US developer of wind- and solar-powered autonomous surface vessels for ocean data collection. Comparable to Abyss's Platypus ASV in autonomous water-based inspection, though Saildrone focuses on open-ocean survey rather than confined aqueduct/tunnel inspection.
• Energy Robotics: Germany-based AI software platform for autonomous robotic inspection of critical infrastructure in energy and industrial facilities. Closely comparable to Abyss Fabric's inspection management and analytics layer, focused on oil & gas and utilities.
• ANYbotics: Swiss developer of autonomous legged robots for industrial asset inspection in oil & gas, power, and chemical facilities. Directly comparable to Abyss in providing AI-driven autonomous inspection of hazardous industrial environments with hardware-plus-software stack.

Broad incumbents

• Eddyfi/NDT Global: Canadian-owned NDT technology provider offering inspection instruments, software, and robotic crawlers for energy and infrastructure assets. Larger incumbent competing with Abyss in corrosion detection and pipeline integrity, with broader product portfolio.
• Fugro: Dutch global leader in geo-data and asset integrity services for offshore energy, infrastructure, and water markets. Comparable to Abyss's subsea and offshore inspection services but at much larger scale, with its own ROV fleet and digital platforms.
• Kongsberg Maritime: Norwegian technology provider of autonomous underwater vehicles, subsea sensors, and marine robotics. Comparable to Abyss's Lantern Eye and subsea autonomy offerings but as part of a much broader maritime technology and defense portfolio.
• Oceaneering International: US-based global provider of engineered services and products to offshore oil & gas, with major ROV fleet and subsea robotics capabilities. Established incumbent competing with Abyss in subsea inspection and increasingly in autonomous underwater inspection.

Emerging players

• Perceptual Robotics: UK-based startup providing autonomous drone-based blade inspection for wind turbines and industrial assets. Comparable as a smaller AI-driven inspection robotics player but focused on wind energy rather than oil & gas or water infrastructure.
• Bedrock Ocean: US-based startup deploying autonomous underwater vehicles for high-resolution seafloor and subsea infrastructure surveys. Comparable emerging player in autonomous subsea inspection overlapping with Abyss's Lantern Eye use cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors8 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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