Maritime Applied Physics Corporation
Products: usv. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 16.4/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 2 of 2 among Marine robotics companies with incidents (92 tracked).
Analyst brief
The record holds a single malfunction entry: an unmanned surface vessel struck and capsized a support boat during a Navy experiment, severity 3. One incident against a marine-robotics category built on defense and research test programs is not a pattern; it is an isolated test-environment event. Maritime Applied Physics Corporation's index of 16.4 ranks 2 of 2 companies in Marine robotics with incident history. The entry is press-reported, tied to a discrete test mishap rather than a regulatory finding or recall.
Risk index
Incident timeline
Comparisons over time
Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| malfunction | 1 | 100% |
Unique incident list
1 unique incident on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S3 | 23 Jun 2025 | malfunction | — | Navy experiment cut short after unmanned vessel flipped a support boat | DefenseScoop |
S3 23 Jun 2025 · malfunction · Navy experiment cut short after unmanned vessel flipped a support boat
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 | 23 Jun 2025 | Navy experiment cut short after unmanned vessel flipped a support boat | DefenseScoop |
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