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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Robotics |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | , US |
| Products | Bluefin-21 Knifefish UUV |
Number of employees | 200 (2014) |
| Parent | General Dynamics Mission Systems (2016-present) |
| Website | gdmissionsystems |
| Footnotes / references [1][2][3][4] | |
Bluefin Robotics is an American robotics company, headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts, which specialises in the design and manufacture of military and civilian autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and related technology.[1] The company was founded in 1997, and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Battelle Memorial Institute in 2005. Its products include the Bluefin-21 underwater search robot and its military derivative, the Knifefish minesweeping AUV, which entered service with the United States Navy in 2017.[5] Bluefin was involved in the development of several advanced Navy projects, including the Black Pearl AUV and the Proteus optionally-manned submersible.[4]
- ^ a b "About". Bluefin Robotics. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Location and Visitors". Bluefin Robotics. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Bluefin Robotics". Marine Technology News. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Bluefin Robotics Corporation: Private Company Information". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Navy To Retire Mine-Sweeping Dolphins And Use Robots Instead". Popular Science. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2015.