Streamline Underwater Work
We revolutionize underwater operations while mitigating the inherent risks faced by divers. Our field-proven solution addresses the critical challenges posed by strong currents and limited visibility, allowing for safer and more efficient underwater operations.
Our compact underwater drone is capable of terrain-aware autonomy in rough waters. This empowers our customers to adopt new workflows and streamline search and inspection tasks.
Our solution is based on 4 aspects:
DEPLOYABLE IN ROUGH WATERS Enter any water, regardless of currents up to 2 m/s
AUTONOMOUS MAPPING Allow zero visibility mapping at high resolution [cm]
COST EFFICIENCY Operate at up to 10% of the today's cost
100% SAFE Exceed human barriers such as depth and limited dive-time
Fields of Application
Due to human limitations, robotic solutions are gaining traction by overcoming barriers in the areas of search & recovery as well as inspection & surveillance – a perfect opportunity for Tethys Robotics.
SEARCH & RECOVERY Dangerous jobs: Professional divers working in search & recovery risk their life in hazardous situations, especially in turbid rivers and tidal currents, when searching for missing people or lethal objects such as ammunition.
INSPECTION & SURVEILLANCE Today's problem: The assessment of underwater structures is done with costly and large sized equipment incl. polluting vessels during deployment, and yet the data suffers from poor quality and is often inconsistent due to manual data collection.
Latest News
BRIDGE Proof of Concept Winners
We won the Grant from BRIDGE Proof of Concept. They enable Tethys Robotics to pursuit the project of creating a interactable 3D map for search and inspection tasks. The support of BRIDGE is a collaboration of the SNF and Innosuisse, where they grant the winners with up to CHF 130’000.- and startup coaching. We are […]
Wyss Zurich Admission
We have been admitted to Wyss Zurich! Wyss Zurich is a joint research and development center of the University of Zurich and the ETH Zurich, made possible by a generous donation from the Swiss entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr. hc. mult. Hansjörg Wyss. The mission of Wyss Zurich is to drive the clinical translation and technology […]
InnoBooster GRS Winners
We won the InnoBooster GRS startup grant! InnoBooster GRS grants startups with CHF150k to further develop the startups to successful businesses. Gebert Rüf Stiftung (GRS) promotes innovation for the benefit of Switzerland’s economy and society. It makes science effective by initiating impact-oriented innovation, research and education projects. Check out their post to learn more about […]
ETH Zurich: „Diving robot for dangerous operations“
Divers are often put at considerable risk when searching for people or objects underwater. The ETH spin-off Tethys has developed an underwater robot that can be used in situations that are too dangerous for human divers. The Tethys robot is an autonomous underwater vehicle that has been specially developed for use in challenging and dangerous […]