Two other underwater robots in our catalog come in under 15 kg — both from AeroVironment's VideoRay Mission Specialist line, and both, like the Blueye X3 Ultra, run an NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX onboard:
| Product | Vendor | Weight | Depth rating | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Specialist Pro 5 | AeroVironment (VideoRay) | 11.8 kg | 300 m | Three-thruster inspection ROV, 1.4 kg payload, 1 TB SSD (datasheet) |
| Mission Specialist Ally | AeroVironment (VideoRay) | 13.6 kg | 300 m | Four-thruster ROV for inspection and light intervention, 10 kg payload, 1 TB SSD (datasheet) |
avinc.com +1avinc.com ↗“mechanical.weight_g=11800 g”avinc.com ↗“mechanical.weight_g=13600 g”
A quick comparison with your X3 Ultra (8.6 kg, 305 m depth rating, four thrusters) for context:
- Blueye X3 Ultra — lightest of the three at 8.6 kg. blueyerobo...blueyerobotics.com ↗“mechanical.weight_g=8600 g”
- Mission Specialist Pro 5 — 11.8 kg, closest in class to the X3 Ultra; its Ultra 4K Smart Camera module uses a Jetson Orin NX with a 1 TB SSD. avinc.comavinc.com ↗“11.8 kg”
- Mission Specialist Ally — 13.6 kg but with a substantially higher payload capacity at 10 kg, useful if you need light intervention rather than pure inspection. avinc.comavinc.com ↗“mechanical.weight_g=13600 g”
All three are comparable on portability — each can be carried by one or two people without lifting equipment — while the Jetson Orin NX across all three keeps AI and computer-vision workloads consistent regardless of which platform you choose.