Cellula Robotics company profile
Cellula Robotics develops autonomous underwater vehicles and subsea robotics systems from Canada. Its Guardian and Envoy AUVs support long-endurance defence, survey, scientific and subsea missions using advanced payload and energy systems.
Facts
- Segment: Maritime
- Country: Canada
- Founded: 2001
- Website: https://cellula.com/
Profile sections
- Summary
- Market context
- Facts
- Commercial
- Context / Market Position
- Events
- Operations / Deployments
- Team
- Supply chain relationships
- Relationships
- Context tags
- Customers and deployments
- Articles
- Sources
Summary
Cellula Robotics develops autonomous underwater vehicles and subsea robotics systems from Canada. Its Guardian and Envoy AUVs support long-endurance defence, survey, scientific and subsea missions using advanced payload and energy systems.
Market context
Cellula is one of the more credible marine autonomy companies operating in the long-range subsea layer, with positioning across defense, energy, mineral exploration, and underwater security. Its focus on modular AUV systems, endurance, and resident subsea sensing makes it relevant beyond narrow offshore survey use cases.
Facts
- Website: https://cellula.com/
- HQ: Burnaby, Canada
- Founded: 2001
- Segment: Maritime
Commercial
2 commercial events; 1 contract award; 1 commercial order; 1 named customer; latest event 2025-08-26
- 2025-08-26 - Commercial order - Cellula sells Guardian AUV to confidential defense customer - source: cellula.com
- 2024-08-03 - Contract award - Cellula awarded CHARYBDIS Phase 1 contract - Submarine Delivery Agency Autonomy Unit (UK) - CHARYBDIS Phase 1 - source: cellula.com
Long-endurance autonomous underwater vehicles for subsea security and exploration
Cellula Robotics designs and manufactures autonomous underwater vehicle systems for subsea security, mineral exploration and energy exploration. The company is based in Burnaby and focuses on advanced AUV platforms, including fuel-cell-powered and long-endurance underwater systems.
- Target environment: Subsea security, offshore energy, mineral exploration, defence-adjacent maritime operations and underwater infrastructure environments.
- Deployment model: Specialist marine robotics model built around AUV design, manufacturing, customer projects and underwater system integration.
- Customer context: Defence and security customers, offshore energy operators, mineral exploration users and maritime organizations requiring autonomous underwater systems.
- Workflow context: Autonomous underwater survey, subsea security, long-endurance AUV operations, payload integration, underwater inspection and exploration workflows.
- Commercial maturity: Cellula has an established marine robotics business with public AUV products, specialist engineering capacity and named leadership. Commercial maturity is concentrated in specialist subsea programs…
- Market position: Canadian marine robotics builder with a focused position in autonomous underwater vehicles and subsea security.
- Adoption constraints: Long-duration underwater reliability, acoustic communications, payload integration, production scale, customer program timing and procurement cycles in defence and offshore markets.
- Adjacent context: Maritime robotics, AUVs, subsea security, offshore inspection, underwater exploration and marine autonomy.
- Source confidence: high
Events
- 2026-05-20 - Partnership - Cellula Robotics and Integer Technologies partner on DIGIT COMMAND undersea mission assurance - Integer Technologies and Cellula Robotics signed an MOU to integrate Integer's DIGIT COMMAND mis…
- 2026-04-24 - Capability - Cellula Robotics Envoy AUV completes 2,023 km fully submerged hydrogen fuel cell mission - Cellula Robotics demonstrated more than 2,000 km of fully submerged endurance with its Envoy AUV power…
- 2026-03-24 - Award - Cellula selected to deliver Guardian AUV under DIU CAMP project - Cellula Robotics USA was selected to deliver a long-endurance AUV under the Defense Innovation Unit's Combat Autonomous Maritime Pla…
- 2026-03-10 - Facility Opening - Cellula Robotics opens UK office to expand European delivery and support for long-range subsea autonomy - Cellula Robotics announced the opening of its UK office to strengthen delivery an…
- 2026-02-17 - Award - Cellula selected for Canadian Technology Accelerators UK maritime defense and security program - Cellula was selected for the Canadian Technology Accelerators program focused on U.K. maritime defens…
- 2026-02-03 - Award - Cellula shortlisted for Vimy Forge Black Flight cohort - Cellula was shortlisted for Vimy Forge's inaugural Black Flight cohort, a Canadian defense and national security innovation accelerator.
- 2025-11-18 - Executive Hire - Jason Stanley appointed COO of Cellula Robotics - Cellula appointed Jason Stanley as Chief Operating Officer to support a planned phase of global scaling and major system deliveries.
- 2025-09-09 - Market Signal - BAE Systems aims to bring Herne autonomous submarine to market by 2026 - BAE Systems said it aimed to bring its Herne autonomous submarine to market by 2026.
- 2025-09-09 - Partnership - BAE Systems and Cellula Robotics sign 10-year Herne autonomous submarine agreement - BAE Systems and Cellula Robotics signed a 10-year exclusive agreement to continue work on Herne.
- 2025-08-26 - Commercial Order - Cellula sells Guardian AUV to confidential defense customer - Cellula announced a sale of its Guardian autonomous underwater vehicle to a confidential defense customer.
- 2025-05-19 - Partnership - Cellula signs Northern Europe sales and representation deal with SES and FLANQ - Cellula entered a sales and representation agreement with Subsea Europe Services and its defense division FLANQ…
- 2024-11-28 - Regulatory - Cellula's Solus-XR achieves MASS compliance in Canada - Cellula announced that its Solus-XR extra-large AUV had obtained Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship compliance in Canada.
- 2024-09-04 - Demonstration - Cellula and Metron demonstrate ANCC+Solus underwater system to defense and offshore clients - Cellula and Metron completed a series of AUV demonstrations for customers from Canadian, U.S., a…
- 2024-08-03 - Contract Award - Cellula awarded CHARYBDIS Phase 1 contract - Cellula was selected as one of 26 suppliers awarded a contract for the Royal Navy-linked CHARYBDIS Phase 1 project.
- 2024-07-24 - Executive Hire - Cellula appoints Richard Mills as Chief Commercial Officer - Cellula appointed Richard Mills as Chief Commercial Officer as part of its international growth push.
- 2024-03-12 - Partnership - Metron and Cellula Robotics sign strategic UUV partnership - Metron and Cellula Robotics USA signed a partnership agreement to expand uncrewed underwater vehicle capabilities for long-duration…
- 2024-03-05 - Executive Hire - Neil Manning appointed CEO of Cellula Robotics - Cellula elevated Neil Manning from Corporate Development Officer to Chief Executive Officer.
Operations / Deployments
- 2025-08-26 - Commercial Order - Cellula sells Guardian AUV to confidential defense customer - Cellula announced a sale of its Guardian autonomous underwater vehicle to a confidential defense customer.
- 2024-07-24 - Executive Hire - Cellula appoints Richard Mills as Chief Commercial Officer - Cellula appointed Richard Mills as Chief Commercial Officer as part of its international growth push.
Team
- Neil Manning - Chief Executive Officer - Leads Cellula as it expands autonomous underwater vehicle systems for subsea security and specialist maritime applications.
- Jason Stanley - COO
- Richard Mills - Chief Commercial Officer
- Alex Johnson - Director of Products
Supply chain relationships
- Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen - technology_partner - Cellula Robotics has a public integration relationship with Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen.
- technology_partner - Cellula Robotics has a public integration relationship with Metron Inc.
Relationships
- BAE Systems - partner - BAE Systems and Cellula Robotics sign 10-year Herne autonomous submarine agreement
- distribution_partner - Subsea Europe Services and FLANQ agreed to sales and representation for Cellula AUVs across Northern Europe (May 2025).
- AUV program customer - Cellula Robotics was awarded the CHARYBDIS Phase 1 contract for autonomous underwater vehicle work.
- Subsea Europe Services - distribution_partner - Subsea Europe Services promotes and represents Cellula's AUV portfolio in Northern Europe for commercial and scientific sectors.
- FLANQ - distribution_partner - FLANQ represents Cellula's AUV portfolio in Northern Europe for defence, maritime security, and government customers.
- AUV supplier - Cellula Robotics sold a Guardian AUV to a confidential defense customer.
- technology_partner - Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen supplied H2 fuel-cell stack technology for Cellula's hydrogen AUV endurance mission.
Context tags
- Defence undersea autonomy builder - Peer Group - Cellula builds Solus-LR and other AUV systems for defence undersea surveillance.
- Autonomous underwater vehicle builder - Peer Group - Cellula develops Solus-LR and other autonomous underwater vehicle systems.
- Undersea ISR - Workflow - CHARYBDIS award relates to uncrewed surveillance technologies.
- Long-endurance maritime autonomy - Capability - Solus-LR is described as supporting long-range, multi-month autonomous missions.
- Autonomous undersea navigation - Capability - Solus-LR is an autonomous underwater vehicle for long-range missions.
- Autonomous undersea vehicle OEM - Stack Layer - Cellula builds autonomous underwater vehicle systems.
- Ocean mapping - Workflow - Long-range AUV missions support subsea survey and mapping contexts.
- Pilot deployments - Commercial Stage - Cellula has public AUV projects and defence program awards, but fleet-scale maturity should remain source-specific.
- Naval defence customers - Customer Environment - CHARYBDIS is a defence uncrewed surveillance project.
- Ocean research and mapping - Customer Environment - Solus-LR long-range AUV missions are relevant to ocean survey and research contexts.
Customers and deployments
- Customer Bound Auv Count - 1 Guardian AUV sold - 2025-08-26 - confidential defense customer - defense underwater autonomy - Cellula Robotics sold a Guardian autonomous underwater vehicle to a confidential defense custom…
- Phase 1 Contract Status - CHARYBDIS Phase 1 contract - 2024-08-03 - CHARYBDIS program customer - autonomous underwater vehicle program - Cellula Robotics was awarded the CHARYBDIS Phase 1 contract for autonomous underwa…
Articles
- 2026-05-19 - Cellula Robotics is turning hydrogen fuel-cell AUVs into an integrated undersea warfare stack - A 10-year defense market framework with Metron and a UK delivery footprint extend Cellula fuel-cell AUVs acros…
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