Stanford Robotics Lab (Oussama Khatib), USA, with DRASSM and Meka Robotics arms Ocean One / OceanOne K (1)

Stanford Robotics Lab (Oussama Khatib), USA, with DRASSM and Meka Robotics arms Ocean One / OceanOne K (2)

Not soldUniversity research robot

Not for sale (research)Not programmableHumanoid diverHaptic teleoperationBimanual1,000 m (OceanOne K)

Not soldShipping: Not sold. Stanford research robot; not available to buy.

Remote control: Not possible. Lab teleoperation system with no public interface.

Stanford Robotics Lab: OceanOne ↗OceanOne K ↗IEEE Spectrum (2016) ↗

Overview

Ocean One is a humanoid 'robo-mermaid' built so a human pilot can dive virtually. Stereo vision in the head and force-sensing hands give the operator sight and touch. Its maiden mission in April 2016 recovered a vase from La Lune, Louis XIV's flagship lost in 1664 at about 100 m off southern France. The successor OceanOne K, rated to 1,000 m, explored wrecks in 2022 and touched the seafloor at 852 m off Cannes.

Specifications

Category	Swimming robots · Robot fish & biomimetic swimmers
Released	2016
Availability	Not for sale (research)
Programmability	No programmability
Best for	Professionals & labs
Vision sensors	Camera, Depth camera
Actuators	Unknown
Audio	No audio
Compute type	Proprietary / undisclosed
Remote control	Not programmable
Size	About 5 ft (1.5 m) long
Propulsion	Eight thrusters; two compliant, articulated arms
Depth rating	Ocean One: 2,000 m design rating (oil-filled electronics); OceanOne K: 1,000 m (dived to 852 m in 2022)
Tether / comms	Teleoperated from a surface vessel with haptic controls (link details not published)
Camera	Stereoscopic vision in the head (plus a boom camera on OceanOne K)
Sensors	Force sensors in the wrists relaying haptic feedback to the pilot
Runtime	Not published
Speed	Not published
Compute	Not published
SDK	None public