Facts

• Segment: Defense
• Country: Australia
• Website: https://c2robotics.com.au/

Profile sections

• Summary
• Market context
• Facts
• Funding
• Investors
• Commercial
• Context / Market Position
• Events
• Team
• Context tags
• Customers and deployments
• Sources

Summary

C2 Robotics develops autonomous systems across maritime, land and air domains from Melbourne, Australia. Its Speartooth large uncrewed undersea vehicle and OGRE systems support defence robotics, AI navigation and fieldable autonomous capability.

Market context

C2 Robotics is part of the small group of Australian defence robotics firms building sovereign autonomous systems rather than only supplying software or subsystems. The confirmation of Speartooth within Australia''s future force structure moves the company beyond prototype visibility into real defence-program relevance. Defence autonomy developer with flagship Speartooth large uncrewed underwater vehicle (LUUV) and additional platforms such as OGRE across domains.

• Capability: Large uncrewed underwater vehicles and modular undersea mission systems Autonomous maritime systems deployable with low infrastructure Defence-focused robotics and AI for sovereign Australian programs
• Strategic position: Australian sovereign autonomous systems for maritime, land, and air defence applications Attritable autonomous systems aligned with future force structure priorities

Facts

• Website: https://c2robotics.com.au/
• HQ: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Segment: Defense
• Known funding rounds: 1

Funding

• 2023-10-04 - Defence innovation funding - C2 Robotics secures Defence innovation funding for Gen 2 Speartooth large uncrewed underwater vessel - source: c2robotics.com.au

Investors

• Australian Department of Defence - Participant - Strategic Industrial - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2023-10-04

Commercial

1 commercial event; 1 commercial order; latest event 2025-10-31

• 2025-10-31 - Commercial order - C2 Robotics secures first export sales of Speartooth large uncrewed underwater vessel - source: c2robotics.com.au

Large uncrewed underwater vehicle builder

C2 Robotics develops autonomous maritime systems, led by Speartooth, a modular large uncrewed underwater vehicle for scalable undersea operations.

• Target environment: Defence undersea missions, maritime security operations, contested waters and autonomous underwater vehicle programs.
• Deployment model: UUV platform development and supply for defence customers and allied autonomous maritime programs.
• Customer context: Naval customers, defence agencies, maritime security operators and undersea autonomy programs.
• Workflow context: Undersea ISR, maritime autonomy, long-range underwater missions, modular payload operation and scalable UUV deployment.
• Commercial maturity: Early-to-scaling defence robotics company, with Speartooth moving into international deployment and export activity.
• Market position: Australian undersea autonomy builder focused on affordable large UUV capability.
• Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on naval validation, endurance, payload integration, production scale, export controls and operational trust in contested environments.
• Adjacent context: Adjacent context includes large UUVs, uncrewed maritime systems, naval autonomy and undersea mass programs.
• Source confidence: high

Events

• 2026-04-14 - Market Signal - Speartooth LUUV confirmed as part of Royal Australian Navy future force structure - The Royal Australian Navy confirmed that its new Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit will operate the Spearto…
• 2025-11-05 - Partnership - Thales, Austal, and C2 Robotics unveil integrated undersea surveillance concept for Australian naval chokepoints - Thales Australia, Austal Australia, and C2 Robotics announced a partnership c…
• 2025-10-31 - Commercial Order - C2 Robotics secures first export sales of Speartooth large uncrewed underwater vessel - C2 Robotics announced the first export sales of its Speartooth large uncrewed underwater vessel.
• 2024-10-28 - Partnership - C2 Robotics and Thales Australia advance partnership on sovereign autonomous maritime systems - C2 Robotics and Thales Australia announced a partnership to integrate Thales sonar sensors and p…
• 2024-02-11 - Capability - Speartooth LUUV moves toward real-world operations through more challenging trials - C2 Robotics said Speartooth had advanced into more demanding real-world trials as it continued maturing the…
• 2023-10-04 - Funding - C2 Robotics secures Defence innovation funding for Gen 2 Speartooth large uncrewed underwater vessel - C2 Robotics received a third tranche of innovation funding from the Australian Department of…

Team

• Michael Bailey - CEO and Co-Founder - Central leadership row for C2 Robotics' Speartooth LUUV and sovereign autonomous undersea capability work.
• Tom Loveard - Founder and Chief Technology Officer - Adds technical founder context for C2 Robotics' autonomous maritime, land and air defence systems.

Context tags

• Public safety robotics - Workflow
• Public safety remote presence - Workflow
• Public safety robot OEM - Stack Layer
• Public safety operations - Customer Environment

Customers and deployments

• Export Sales Status - first export sales - 2025-10-31 - undisclosed export customer - defense underwater vessel export sales - C2 Robotics announced first export sales of its Speartooth large uncrewed underwater vessel,…