Guardian AUV
AUV
Long-range autonomous underwater vehicle, rated to 5,000 km range, sold into defence applications.
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Cellula Robotics
Ocean & Marine TechnologyDefenceBurnaby, BC
Burnaby-based designer and manufacturer of long-range autonomous underwater vehicles for defence, energy and scientific subsea survey and security applications.
Canadian innovation builds a brighter tomorrow.
About
Source: cellula.comCellula Robotics describes itself as an international, world-leading, privately owned company at the forefront of marine technology, specializing in long-range autonomous underwater vehicles. It states a mission to redefine subsea survey, science and security using AUVs powered by hydrogen fuel cells, with over 80 skilled professionals across Canada, the US and the UK.
Sold a Guardian autonomous underwater vehicle, rated to 5,000 km range, to a confidential defence customer in August 2025. cellula.com
Signed a 10-year agreement with US firm Metron to deliver undersea autonomy capability for the US defense market; no dollar value was disclosed. cellula.com
Selected as one of 26 suppliers under the UK Submarine Delivery Agency's CHARYBDIS Phase 1 programme - a multi-supplier framework, not a sum paid to Cellula alone. cellula.com
Its Envoy autonomous underwater vehicle exceeded 2,000 km submerged on hydrogen fuel cell power. cellula.com
National Defence contract W7714-228182 at DRDC Atlantic, Dartmouth, runs January 2024 to March 2028; total value $8,478,030 after amendments from an original $3,070,040. search.open.canada.ca
A further National Defence contract, W3371-265155 for $1,322,410.30, runs October 2025 to October 2026 with delivery at Nanoose Bay, BC. search.open.canada.ca
Products & Services
Company site: cellula.comProducts Cellula Robotics publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.
Envoy AUV
AUV
Hydrogen fuel cell powered AUV that has exceeded 2,000 km submerged on a single mission.
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AUV
Autonomous underwater vehicle in the Cellula long-range platform family.
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Surveillance
Subsea surveillance system in the Cellula security product line.
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Surveillance
Subsea monitoring system in the Cellula security product line.
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Publicly announced partnerships.
Metron
Ten-year agreement to deliver undersea autonomy capability for the US defense market; no dollar value disclosed.
Government & Grants
Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.
Industrial Research Assistance Program, National Research Council Canada (Advanced Telerobotic Control for AUVs) — contribution
Industrial Research Assistance Program, National Research Council Canada (Leap-Ahead Power and Tethering, UKRI co-funded) — contribution
Industrial Research Assistance Program, National Research Council Canada (inter-vehicle communication for AUV groups) — contribution
Industrial Research Assistance Program, National Research Council Canada (hovering AUV for infrastructure inspection) — contribution
Quiet Vessel Initiative, Transport Canada (Solus-LR AUV orca habitat acoustic study) — contribution
Canadian International Innovation Program, Global Affairs Canada — grant
CanExport SMEs, National Research Council Canada / Global Affairs Canada — contribution
CanExport SMEs, National Research Council Canada / Global Affairs Canada — grant
CanExport SMEs, National Research Council Canada / Global Affairs Canada — grant
CanExport SMEs, National Research Council Canada / Global Affairs Canada — contribution
Recent News
- Aug 26, 2025Contract
Cellula Robotics announces Guardian AUV sale
Cellula sold a Guardian AUV, rated to 5,000 km range, to a confidential defence customer.
Technology Focus
Company site: cellula.comTerms the company uses about its own work.
Long-range autonomous underwater vehiclesHydrogen fuel cell propulsionSubsea surveySubsea security and surveillanceUndersea autonomyAnti-submarine warfare support
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