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UK startup building low-cost solar-powered autonomous surface vessels for persistent maritime coverage in defence, maritime domain awareness and ocean-data markets. Its Scout USV is a 2.4 m, 80 kg solar-electric vessel engineered for long-endurance deployment at a starting price of about £19,000 per unit, operated through Tether, the company's cloud-based fleet command-and-control platform. The company reports initial customers, first data sales, and sold-out initial production slots ahead of commercial deliveries from April 2026 (customers unnamed, so evidence remains below registered-tier standard). £4M seed led by Seraphim Space with angels including SolarCity co-founder Peter Rive and Quantum Systems founders.
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Robot models
Specifications remain vendor-claimed
Scout
- 2.4 m, 80 kg solar-electric autonomous surface vessel for long-endurance deployment, from £19,000 per unit
Compact solar-powered USV designed for persistent low-cost fleet coverage, managed via the Tether C2 platform
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Scout Adapt
- No specifications on file.
Scout Connect
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Scout Detect
- No specifications on file.
Scout Hydrotwin
- No specifications on file.
Scout Metocean
- No specifications on file.
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Seed
Seraphim Space, Peter Rive, Frank Thieser, Florian Seibel, Koro Capital
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