Founded 2021
Out of Curiosity 6 founders transformed a TU Delft
engineering project into a start-up.
Serving Civil and Military markets
Setting an industry standard & innovate based on scale, precision and efficiency.
HQ Delft
Based out of The Netherlands with 20 professionals working towards the same goal.
Unlocking the seabed
It is our mission to help allied nations, marine professionals, and scientific communities with exceptional clarity and access to seabed data. Driven by our truly autonomous ocean exploration technology.
We believe the key to unlocking the seabed are autonomous robots with great sensing capabilities which must be low-cost, easy to manufacture, and easy to use, to have widespread adoption and deliver impact. Going forward, we are going to continue to enhance our optical seabed mapping technology and combine it with acoustic sensing driven by the same autonomy.
Autonomy that is reliable and easy to operate
We believe that ocean data must be easy to collect. We look at every stage of the process and simplify wherever possible, from production to deployment and from recovery to data sharing. We have knowledge and influence over most of the parts and processes so we can automate repetitive processes. We believe that this vertical integration is key to make underwater robots reliable and easy to manufacture, easy to maintain and easy to use.
Our Company Values
Safety is our core
It’s the foundation of every decision, action, and innovation we take. By putting safety first, we protect people, our customers and the impact on our environment.
Ingenuity without limits
Exploring, experimenting and imagination is the bases of breakthroughs.
Keeping it Clear
We value open and honest communication. By keeping things simple and transparent, we create an workplace where collaboration and growth come naturally.
Curiosity leads
Ask questions: “they spark ideas, open doors, and lead us forward”
Founded out of curiosity
The journey of Lobster Robotics began during our university days, where the founders met while working on an engineering project to design a camera for the TU Delft Lunar Zebro moon rover. Despite our enthusiasm and hard work, we quickly realized the immense difficulty of getting to the moon, the launch was postponed multiple times. This led us to ask: what is the most challenging environment on planet Earth? Our conclusion: exploring the deep sea. To explore the ocean's depths, you must contend with immense pressure, very limited communication, and vast unexplored territories. However, reaching these depths is as simple as throwing a rock overboard at the right place and letting gravity do the rest. What started as a student project driven by curiosity led to the founding of Lobster Robotics in 2021.
