Overview
About Seaber
Seaber, based in France, has developed one of the most accessible micro-AUV architectures on the market. The YUCO family is built around a common vehicle platform configured for specific mission sets (side-scan, CTD profiling, multi-parameter sampling, eDNA, passive acoustic monitoring, 3D side-scan, high-resolution camera and carrier configurations).
The MARVEL line extends the same approach into security and defence missions with high-definition sonar, magnetometer, multibeam echosounder, 3DSS and HR camera variants, paired with USBL positioning.
Dockstr distributes the Seaber range across Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Poland, supporting users in hydrography, marine biology, harbour and inland operations, search and rescue, mine countermeasures and ASW training.
Relationship
Partner
Headquarters
France
Distribution
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Poland
Deployment
Single person
Dockstr role
Regional Distributor
Dockstr provides commercial, technical and supply-chain support for Seaber systems across our active markets.
Capabilities
What Seaber delivers
- YUCO configurable micro-AUV platform
- Plug-and-play sensor integration
- MARVEL defence and security variants
- Side-scan, CTD, MBES, magnetometer payloads
- Single-person deployment
- USBL-positioned mission operations
Systems & Products
Core product range
YUCO-SCAN
Side-scan sonar configuration with optional DVL integration.
YUCO-CTD
CTD water-column profiling using the RBR Legato sensor.
YUCO-PHYSICO
Multi-parameter scientific sampling with AML instrumentation.
YUCO-PAM
Passive acoustic monitoring configuration with onboard recorder.
YUCO-3DSS
3D side-scan sonar configuration for bathymetry and detailed seafloor mapping.
YUCO-LUMEN
High-resolution camera payload for visual inspection missions.
YUCO-eDNA
Environmental DNA sampling payload for marine biology workflows.
YUCO-CARRIER
Open carrier configuration for custom and third-party payloads.
MARVEL Line
Defence-grade variants: high-definition sonar, magnetometer, MBES, 3DSS and HR camera with USBL.
FEATURES & ADVANTAGES
YUCO designed for research and oceanographic applications
Key features:
Dimensions: 100cm (length) by 12cm (diameter)
Weight in air: 8kgs
Depth rating: 300m
Speed: 2.5 to 6 knots
Endurance: 6 – 10 hours
Rechargeable batteries
Navigation accuracy: +/- 2%
Key Advantages:
Robustness – lower maintenance
Intuitive software interface, easy to program and use
Accurate native navigation: no need for external elements
Explore and gather data from the hard to access areas
- Optimized support updates
Easily launched and recovered from almost any location
Flexible payload
SELECTED CLIENTS
Trusted across defence, science and shipping
Customer testimonials
“We are finally happy to have a products that meets our research expectations!”
Dough Wallace
Professor
Dalhousie university
“YUCO is going to fill the gap in most our physico coastal research dynamics!”
Ivane Pairaud
Researcher
Ifremer
USE CASES
Industrial applications of YUCO mini-AUV
Offshore Industry
Seabed mapping and characterization through 2D or 3D Swath bathymetry
Monitor cables, pipelines and associated underwater infrastructure
Identify scour around structures such as wind turbine foundations
Good decision-making tool prior to launching heavier instrumentation
Inspection/measurement of cathodic protection systems
Marine dynamics & habitat
Understand water structure and parameters
Track progress of pollution tides or oil leaks
Analyse pollution events including unexpected events such as algae blooms
Understand thermoclines and their association with climate change
Measurement of current, temperature and salinity profiles
Fisheries/Aquaculture
Monitoring water quality around aqua-culture (fish farms) with a great spatial distribution
No seabed impact, low-noise emission, and low dynamic disturbance
Understand Physio-chemical phenomena and their association with marine ecosystems
Species recognition in the marine habitat
Applications
Where Seaber is deployed
- Bathymetric and coastal survey
- CTD and water-column profiling
- eDNA sampling
- Subsea inspection
- Mine countermeasures and ASW training
- Harbour and inland-waters operations
Why Seaber
Configurable, lightweight autonomy that lowers the barrier to professional
subsea survey; one vehicle architecture, eight mission payloads, deployable by a single operator.
Request a quote or info
Speak with the Dockstr team for specification guidance, configuration support and pricing across the Seaber range.
