Blueye Pioneer

The Blueye Pioneer is a tethered underwater ROV developed by Norwegian company Blueye Robotics (founded 2014, Trondheim). It is a human-piloted (teleoperated) inspection drone controlled in real time via an iOS/Android app, featuring automatic heading and depth stabilization as pilot aids but no autonomous task execution. The Pioneer model has been discontinued and replaced by the Blueye X1 and X3 product lines; the broader Blueye platform now spans X1, X3 Ultra (with NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX onboard AI), and X7 (7-thruster, 6-DOF). Deployed by the Norwegian Coast Guard, Norwegian Customs, and the Netherlands Royal Navy, the system is valued for portability (~9 kg), depth capability (150–305 m depending on model), and modularity.