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Scout 3
The third-generation autonomous underwater vehicle from Lobster Robotics, designed for precision seabed inspection in demanding conditions including strong currents, turbid water and sloped terrain. It provides high-resolution 2D and 3D optical maps of the seabed rather than raw video feeds, making results immediately usable by non-specialists. Available as a rental system for civil customers and for outright purchase by military clients, with operator training and maintenance support included.
About
Lobster Robotics is a Dutch high-tech company founded in 2021 by Stephan Rutten and five fellow TU Delft students. Headquartered in The Hague, the company designs, manufactures and rents out fully integrated autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) built for precision seabed inspection. Their drones are engineered to operate in the conditions that defeat most underwater systems: turbid North Sea water, strong currents and uneven terrain.
Offices
The Hague, NetherlandsBacked by
NATO DIANAYES!DelftUNIIQ
Customers & Partners
Royal Netherlands NavyNATO DIANA (Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic)Fraunhofer Digital Ocean Lab
Timeline
2025-09
Scout 3 deployed at NATO REPMUS exercise in Portugal; Dutch operators reached independent use in three days and identified underwater targets within 20 minutes.
2025-06
Signed launching customer contract with the Royal Netherlands Navy at the 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague under NATO's Rapid Adoption Action Plan.
2025-02
Completed NATO DIANA Phase 2 accelerator programme.
2024
Scout 2 deployed in commercial field operations and tested at Fraunhofer Digital Ocean Lab against calibrated underwater targets.
2023
Selected for NATO DIANA Phase 1 from more than 1,300 applicants across 19 countries.
2021
Founded in Delft by Stephan Rutten and five fellow TU Delft students.
Open Positions (0)
No positions available
Lobster Robotics doesn't have any open positions at the moment.
Products & Solutions
Scout 3
The third-generation autonomous underwater vehicle from Lobster Robotics, designed for precision seabed inspection in demanding conditions including strong currents, turbid water and sloped terrain. It provides high-resolution 2D and 3D optical maps of the seabed rather than raw video feeds, making results immediately usable by non-specialists. Available as a rental system for civil customers and for outright purchase by military clients, with operator training and maintenance support included.
Open Positions (0)
No positions available
Lobster Robotics doesn't have any open positions at the moment.
About
Lobster Robotics is a Dutch high-tech company founded in 2021 by Stephan Rutten and five fellow TU Delft students. Headquartered in The Hague, the company designs, manufactures and rents out fully integrated autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) built for precision seabed inspection. Their drones are engineered to operate in the conditions that defeat most underwater systems: turbid North Sea water, strong currents and uneven terrain.
Offices
The Hague, NetherlandsBacked by
NATO DIANAYES!DelftUNIIQ
Customers & Partners
Royal Netherlands NavyNATO DIANA (Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic)Fraunhofer Digital Ocean Lab
Timeline
2025-09
Scout 3 deployed at NATO REPMUS exercise in Portugal; Dutch operators reached independent use in three days and identified underwater targets within 20 minutes.
2025-06
Signed launching customer contract with the Royal Netherlands Navy at the 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague under NATO's Rapid Adoption Action Plan.
2025-02
Completed NATO DIANA Phase 2 accelerator programme.
2024
Scout 2 deployed in commercial field operations and tested at Fraunhofer Digital Ocean Lab against calibrated underwater targets.
2023
Selected for NATO DIANA Phase 1 from more than 1,300 applicants across 19 countries.
2021
Founded in Delft by Stephan Rutten and five fellow TU Delft students.
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