Saildrone
Robot types: USV. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 28.5/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 1 of 2 among Marine robotics companies with incidents (249 tracked).
Analyst brief
The record shows one entry: the September 2022 temporary seizure of two Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vehicles by Iran in the Red Sea, rated severity 4, the highest severity tier in this brief. This is a press-reported geopolitical/security event rather than a product malfunction, recall, or regulatory action. The record reflects one mission-loss event tied to a security seizure rather than a technical or safety failure pattern.
Risk index
Products and robot types
Industries: Marine robotics · Sectors: Maritime Transportation
Risk is scored per product and robot type: each incident is attributed to the product it names, or to the company's matching robot type.
| Robot type | Share of company risk | Rank within type |
|---|---|---|
| USV | 100% | 1 of 2 |
Incident timeline
Comparisons over time
Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mission-loss | 1 | 100% |
Unique incident list
1 unique incident on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | 02 Sep 2022 | mission-loss | Red Sea | Iran temporarily seizes two Saildrone Explorer USVs in Red Sea · 2 USVs | USNI News |
S4 02 Sep 2022 · mission-loss · Iran temporarily seizes two Saildrone Explorer USVs in Red Sea
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | 02 Sep 2022 | Iran temporarily seizes two Saildrone Explorer USVs in Red Sea | USNI News |
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