OceanOneK Expedition 2022

OceanOneK is the newest generation of underwater humanoid robot designed for deep sea exploration with bimanual manipulation, stereo vision, and human-robot haptic interaction capabilities. With a maximum depth of 1000 meters, the robot can reach sites considerably deeper underwater than the original OceanOne robot, enabling it to explore a wider variety of aquatic ecosystems. Through haptic feedback, OceanOneK (O2K) allows researchers to interact with underwater environments and flexibly operate with tools and equipment. Following testing at Stanford, OceanOneK embarked on several missions in 2022 at La Ciotat, off Côte d’Azure, Bastia off Corsica, and Cannes, including the wrecks of a P-38 aircraft at 40 m, a Beechcraft Baron F-GDPV at 67 m, the submarine Le Protée at 124 m, a Roman shipwreck in Aléria at 334 m, and the Francesco Crispi passenger ship at 507 m. For its final mission, OceanOneK performed a deep dive to 852 m off the coast of Cannes - the first time a humanoid robot had reached such depths touching the seafloor. For more detailed information visit