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Cellula Envoy / Solus-LR

A long-endurance AUV formerly called Solus-LR, with a manufacturer-reported 2,023 km submerged demonstration in 2026.

Country / region
Canada
Programme status
Development / trials
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Development / trialsDevelopment / trials
Primary domain
Underwater
System type
Autonomous underwater vehicle
Developer / manufacturer
Cellula Robotics
Origin / production countries
Canada
Other names
Solus-LR; Solus LR
Variants / configurations
Envoy fuel-cell configuration; Envoy battery configuration
Operators / programme customers
Canada — DRDC development collaboration

Evidence & current status

Explicit Solus-LR rename verified. Product-page mass and depth contradictions remain visible; the trial is supplier-reported.

Role & capabilities

  • Underwater survey
  • Environmental assessment

Specifications in context

Configuration
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Hull / propulsion
Hydrogen fuel-cell energy; battery versions also offered

Supplier baseline; installed equipment and operating conditions affect performance.

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Dimensions
Fuel-cell table: 8.5 m long; 1 m diameter

Supplier baseline; installed equipment and operating conditions affect performance.

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Displacement / mass
Fuel-cell table: 2,700 kg

Page introduction instead states 3,700 kg; discrepancy unresolved.

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Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Endurance
385 hours during the reported 2026 trial

Demonstration result, not a universal customer guarantee.

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Range
2,023 km submerged in the reported 2026 trial

Supplier baseline; installed equipment and operating conditions affect performance.

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Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Operating depth
Fuel-cell table offers 1,000 / 3,000 / 6,000 m variants

Page introduction instead refers to 2,000 m. Depth of the 2026 demonstration is not established.

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Sensors
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Communications / control
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Launch / deployment
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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