U.S. Navy
Robot types: Automation operator. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 28.5/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 15 of 40 among Other companies with incidents (142 tracked).
Analyst brief
The U.S. Navy's record contains one entry: a June 2025 malfunction of an unmanned surface vessel during a tow test that caused a support boat to capsize, classed as a malfunction at severity 3. U.S. No injury, fatality, or recall entries accompany this record, and no trajectory can be established from one data point. The event is operational/test-related and reported through press coverage rather than a regulatory action.
Risk index
Products and robot types
Industries: Other
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Automation operator | 100% | 13 of 28 |
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 | Ventura, CA, USA | Navy unmanned surface vessel malfunctions during tow test, capsizes support boat · 1 unmanned surface vessel, 1 support boat capsized | DefenseScoop |
S3 23 Jun 2025 · malfunction · Navy unmanned surface vessel malfunctions during tow test, capsizes support boat
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 | 23 Jun 2025 | Navy unmanned surface vessel malfunctions during tow test, capsizes support boat | DefenseScoop |
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