Sonobot 5 USV

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Compact foldable catamaran USV for automated bathymetric survey, infrastructure inspection, environmental monitoring, search and rescue, and cooperative AUV support.

Sonobot 5 USV is a compact dual-use uncrewed surface vehicle developed by EvoLogics in Germany. The foldable catamaran platform is designed for automated hydrographic surveys, bathymetric mapping, infrastructure inspection, environmental monitoring, search and rescue support, hazard detection, and cooperative missions with divers or AUVs through optional USBL gateway equipment. EvoLogics describes the vehicle as deployable by a single operator, assembled without tools, and suitable for inland and coastal waters. Published specifications captured for this entry include 1.3 m length, operating range over 30 km at 1 m/s, up to nine hours of endurance with one battery pack, survey speeds of 0.5-1.5 m/s, and maximum speed of 5 m/s depending on configuration. Sensor options include single-beam echosounder, multibeam sonar, side-scan sonar, forward-looking sonar, cameras, GNSS/RTK positioning, and AI-supported object recognition.

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Official EvoLogics material describes Sonobot 5 as a compact, single-operator, foldable catamaran USV for inland and coastal waters with supervised autonomous waypoint-grid operation, manual remote control, redundant wireless communications, seawater-resistant construction, and up to nine hours of endurance. Public EvoLogics datasheet material lists 1.3 m length, 0.92 m width, 0.805 m height, 0.12 m draft, less than 27 kg vehicle weight depending on configuration, operating range over 30 km at 1 m/s, survey speed 0.5-1.5 m/s, and maximum speed 5 m/s depending on configuration.