What Seabots does

Seabots, founded in 2019 in Barcelona, Spain, develops and operates autonomous surface robots (ASVs) designed specifically for coastal and near-shore environments, with a focus on shallow and confined waters where larger maritime systems cannot operate. The company's core product is the SB100 PRO, a compact, mission-ready autonomous surface robot featuring modular payloads, hot-swap batteries, and rapid deployment capabilities, complemented by the Digital HUB — a centralized fleet control platform providing mission traceability and seamless data transfer to third-party systems. Seabots positions itself as an alternative to traditional crewed marine monitoring, delivering continuous, real-time coastal intelligence for surveying, threat detection, and environmental protection.

Seabots serves three primary verticals: Commercial (ports and coastal infrastructure operators requiring surveying, environmental assessment, and regulatory compliance support), Security & Defense (organizations needing persistent coastal ISR, situational awareness, and low-profile presence), and Science & Research (marine institutions requiring high-resolution, affordable, and standardized autonomous data collection). The company has logged over 22,000 nautical miles of real-world autonomous missions since founding, indicating operational maturity in its niche.

The business model combines hardware sales (SB100 PRO units and modular accessories), recurring software revenue via the Digital HUB platform, and managed coastal intelligence services. Seabots uses a direct enterprise field-sales motion with quote-based pricing, demo-driven conversion, and no publicly disclosed price points. The company operates as a subsidiary of GPAINNOVA, a diversified technology group headquartered at the same Barcelona address, sharing corporate infrastructure and brand association with the parent. As of the latest data, the company has 11-50 employees and remains privately held with no disclosed external funding rounds.

Name

Seabots

Legal name

Seabots

Website

https://gpaseabots.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Seabots develops autonomous surface robots and a fleet management platform for coastal monitoring in shallow and confined waters, serving commercial ports, security and defense agencies, and marine science organizations worldwide from its Barcelona headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Robotics

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) & Autonomous Maritime Surface Platforms (IMABAIAE), Autonomy Software, AI & Mission Management (UAS/UXV) (IMABAIAH)

Keywords

• Autonomous surface vehicles
• Unmanned surface robots
• Maritime robotics
• Fleet management platform
• Aquatic drones

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Autonomous Surface Robot Systems: Revenue generated from the sale and deployment of autonomous surface robots (SB100 PRO) along with associated modular payloads, batteries, and accessories. The company provides complete robotic systems for coastal monitoring operations.
2. Fleet Management and Data Services: Digital HUB platform provides centralized fleet control, mission traceability, and data transfer services enabling standardized workflows and decision-making across coastal operations.
3. Coastal Intelligence Solutions: Turnkey coastal monitoring services delivering real-time intelligence for safer, more efficient and sustainable near-shore operations, including continuous monitoring, threat detection, and environmental protection services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Seabots designs, manufactures, and operates unmanned autonomous surface vehicles (USVs) for maritime and aquatic missions. Its flagship SB100 PRO is an autonomous surface robot used in commercial, security & defense, and scientific applications, managed through the proprietary Digital HUB fleet management platform.

Product overview

Seabots is a unified platform-plus-products architecture offering autonomous coastal monitoring solutions. The core product portfolio consists of the SB100 PRO autonomous surface robot (an autonomous surface vehicle for shallow and confined waters with modular payloads) paired with the Digital HUB platform for centralized fleet control and data management. These are complemented by three service verticals: Commercial Solutions for ports and coastal infrastructure operators, Security & Defense Solutions for persistent coastal ISR, and Science Solutions for marine research and conservation. Together, the SB100 PRO hardware collects coastal intelligence while the Digital HUB aggregates and distributes this data across operational workflows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SB100 PRO: Compact autonomous surface robot for shallow and confined waters with modular payloads and hot-swap batteries.
• Digital HUB

Products and services

• SB100 PRO

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 22,000 nautical miles of autonomous coastal operations completed

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GPAINNOVAcoreOthersGPAINNOVA is the parent company of Seabots. The company website identifies Seabots as 'a Company of GPAINNOVA.' GPAINNOVA is a technology company that appears to operate multiple subsidiaries focused on different technology domains.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• L3Harris Technologies: L3Harris acquired Sea Machines Robotics and operates extensively in naval electronic and unmanned surface vessel systems. It competes with Seabots for defense ISR and autonomous maritime contracts at the prime-contractor level.
• Teledyne Marine: Teledyne Marine supplies a broad portfolio of oceanographic instruments, unmanned underwater and surface platforms, and integrated marine systems. Overlaps with Seabots in survey-grade coastal instrumentation and ASV sensor integration.
• Elbit Systems: Elbit Systems is a defense prime building unmanned surface and underwater vessels, coastal surveillance suites, and naval combat solutions. It is a broader incumbent competing with Seabots for maritime defense ISR and unmanned system contracts.
• Kongsberg Maritime: Kongsberg Maritime is a major supplier of marine electronics, autonomous control systems, and unmanned vessels for commercial and defense customers. It overlaps with Seabots in autonomy software, USV platforms, and naval ISR, but as a much broader incumbent.
• Thales Group: Thales provides naval combat management, unmanned maritime systems, and coastal surveillance solutions to defense and security customers. It is a broad incumbent competing in the same defense coastal ISR space as Seabots.

Direct peers

• Ocius Technology: Australia-based developer of persistent autonomous surface vessels (Bluebottle) for maritime surveillance, environmental monitoring, and defense applications. Comparable in mission profile and customer base to Seabots' ISR and environmental offerings.
• Saildrone: Saildrone develops wind- and solar-powered autonomous surface vehicles for ocean data collection, maritime security, and science missions. It is the most direct peer to Seabots in coastal/ocean autonomous surface robotics, both selling USVs to defense, science, and commercial customers.
• AutoNaut: UK-based builder of wave-propelled unmanned surface vehicles for long-endurance monitoring and surveillance. Comparable as a niche USV developer serving defense and environmental survey end markets.
• Sea Machines Robotics: Sea Machines builds autonomous control systems and autonomous surface vessels for commercial marine operators, with strong overlap in mission planning, fleet control software, and USV hardware for commercial and defense customers.
• Maritime Robotics: A Norwegian developer of unmanned surface vehicles and autonomous control systems for survey, research, and security applications. Directly comparable niche player focused on small USVs for shallow-water and confined-area missions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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