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FIFISH W6 - Manipulator Package
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FIFISH W6 - Manipulator Package
QYSEAThe FIFISH W6 Manipulator Package is a professional-grade underwater ROV manufactured by QYSEA Technology, designed for maritime and industrial inspection, search & rescue, and manipulation tasks. The system is teleoperated by a human pilot who drives the ROV and controls the robotic arm, with autonomous assistance features (Station Lock, collision avoidance, U-INS path planning, Vision Lock) that reduce operator workload but do not replace the human performing the task. An independent academic research project (AquaBot, Columbia/Stanford) demonstrated a fully autonomous manipulation system built on the FIFISH W6 platform, but this represents a research prototype, not the commercial product as shipped. Multiple hardware specification conflicts exist across sources regarding depth rating and lighting, reflecting different product variants (W6 vs. W6 NAVI) being described under similar names.
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Specification
- dimensions
- 700 mm × 469 mm × 297 mm (base W6); 710 × 490 × 339 mm (W6 NAVI)
- weight
- 20 kg (base W6); 23.4 kg (W6 NAVI)
- battery
- Up to 8 hours runtime; 70% charge in 1 hour; 388.8 Wh (W6 NAVI)
- payload
- 10 kg (W6 NAVI)
- speed
- >3 knots (W6 NAVI)
Price
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Evidence-graded claims from the QYSEA deep report
QYSEA's post-sale warranty requires shipping units back to China, and user support has been described as slow and marginal.
An independent Reddit ROV community thread [15] directly reports China-return warranty requirements and slow/marginal support as user experiences, constituting third-party evidence; however, the sample size is limited and may not reflect all customer experiences.
from QYSEA deep report →
QYSEA ROVs cover an operational depth range of 0–500 meters across the product lineup, with individual models varying (e.g., V6 PLUS at 150m).
Depth ratings are stated on official and third-party commerce pages [5][6][7][8] but have not been independently verified through third-party testing or regulatory certification documented in the dossier.
from QYSEA deep report →QYSEA's sensor and tool suite includes 4K high-frame-rate cameras, 3D laser measurement, DVL, sonar, ultrasonic testing (UT), sampling tools, and 2D/3D seafloor mapping.
These capabilities are described across official and commerce sources [1][5][6][8] for various models, but no independent benchmark, field test report, or customer validation of measurement accuracy or reliability appears in the dossier.
from QYSEA deep report →QYSEA demonstrated 5G wireless long-distance ROV control capability.
The 5G control capability is reported solely via a company news announcement [14] with no independent journalist, regulator, or customer corroboration of the demonstration's scope, range, or operational readiness.
from QYSEA deep report →QYSEA holds 150 global patents.
The 150-patent figure is self-reported via official/commerce sources [1][9] with no independent patent database verification, regulatory filing, or third-party audit cited in the dossier.
from QYSEA deep report →
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