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Cellula Robotics

Ocean & Marine TechnologyDefenceVancouver, BC

Vancouver-based designer and manufacturer of long-range autonomous underwater vehicles for defence, energy and scientific subsea survey and security applications.

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About

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Cellula Robotics describes itself as an international, world-leading, privately owned company at the forefront of marine technology, specializing in long-range autonomous underwater vehicles. It states a mission to redefine subsea survey, science and security using AUVs powered by hydrogen fuel cells, with over 80 skilled professionals across Canada, the US and the UK.

  • Sold a Guardian autonomous underwater vehicle, rated to 5,000 km range, to a confidential defence customer in August 2025. cellula.com

  • Signed a 10-year agreement with US firm Metron to deliver undersea autonomy capability for the US defense market; no dollar value was disclosed. cellula.com

  • Selected as one of 26 suppliers under the UK Submarine Delivery Agency's CHARYBDIS Phase 1 programme - a multi-supplier framework, not a sum paid to Cellula alone. cellula.com

  • Its Envoy autonomous underwater vehicle exceeded 2,000 km submerged on hydrogen fuel cell power. cellula.com

Products & Services

Company site: cellula.com

Products Cellula Robotics publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.

Guardian AUV

AUV

Long-range autonomous underwater vehicle, rated to 5,000 km range, sold into defence applications.

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Envoy AUV

AUV

Hydrogen fuel cell powered AUV that has exceeded 2,000 km submerged on a single mission.

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Porter AUV

AUV

Autonomous underwater vehicle in the Cellula long-range platform family.

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Subsea Warden

Surveillance

Subsea surveillance system in the Cellula security product line.

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Subsea Sentinel

Surveillance

Subsea monitoring system in the Cellula security product line.

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Partnerships

Publicly announced partnerships.

Metron

Ten-year agreement to deliver undersea autonomy capability for the US defense market; no dollar value disclosed.

Recent News

  1. Aug 26, 2025Contract

    Cellula Robotics announces Guardian AUV sale

    Cellula sold a Guardian AUV, rated to 5,000 km range, to a confidential defence customer.

Technology Focus

Company site: cellula.com

Terms the company uses about its own work.

Long-range autonomous underwater vehiclesHydrogen fuel cell propulsionSubsea surveySubsea security and surveillanceUndersea autonomyAnti-submarine warfare support

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