In the marine engineering sector, underwater robots are often required to maintain stable operation in strong currents, complex structures, and long-duration working environments. For light underwater robots, this has long been a key challenge for technological breakthroughs in the industry. At the 2026 London International Ocean Technology Show, the global underwater robot brand CHASING Innovation is redefining the boundaries of this capability.
During the exhibition, CHASING Innovation officially unveiled its industrial-grade underwater robot series. The Gladius X100 Underwater Robot, equipped with innovative omnidirectional intelligent anti-current technology, delivers higher stability and maneuverability in complex sea conditions, marking a new breakthrough in the operational performance of light underwater robots for marine engineering inspection and patrol scenarios.
The London International Ocean Technology Show is one of the important global platforms for exchanges in marine engineering technology. This edition has attracted leading enterprises and technical teams from marine engineering, energy infrastructure, research institutions, and equipment manufacturing sectors. With on-site demonstrations and technical exchanges of multiple industrial-grade underwater robots, CHASING Innovation’s booth has drawn numerous industrial customers and partners from Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, making it one of the most popular exhibition areas.
The global marine technology equipment industry features high entry barriers and a concentrated competitive landscape. With 10 years of deep global cultivation, CHASING Innovation has built overseas competitiveness based on independent technology, mature channels, reliable delivery, and leading reputation. As the largest Chinese exhibitor at this show, it continues to lead in overseas competitiveness, taking the lead in popularity, orders, and channel cooperation, and achieving excellent results with in-depth partners.
For underwater robots, current stability directly affects inspection efficiency and operational safety. Through a brand-new power and control system design, the Gladius X100 can maintain a stable attitude in multi-directional water flow and significantly improve control precision in complex underwater structural environments, providing more reliable technical support for marine engineering inspection, energy facility patrol, underwater scientific research, and public safety missions.
In addition to advancing the stable operation of underwater robots, CHASING Innovation is also driving the upgrading of underwater inspection technology from "image recording" to "digital modeling". Recently, the CHASING Innovation team has conducted in-depth research on underwater 3D photogrammetry and showcased an innovative solution integrating the Uvision UScanner Underwater 3D Scanning System into the underwater robot platform at the exhibition.
With this system, underwater robots can perform high-precision 3D modeling of marine structures and environments, upgrading inspection work from traditional video patrol to measurable, reproducible, and analyzable digital data assets. Industry experts believe that this technological integration is expected to provide new digital tools for marine engineering inspection, underwater infrastructure maintenance, and scientific research surveys, while significantly improving the efficiency and accuracy of underwater inspections.
The marine technology equipment industry has long had extremely high technical barriers and market concentration. After more than 10 years of going global, CHASING Innovation has gained a firm foothold in the high-barrier international market with excellent products and global reputation, becoming a core representative of China’s globalized light underwater intelligent equipment, laying a solid foundation for further expanding the international market.
Over the past decade, CHASING Innovation has continuously invested in the R&D of core underwater robot technologies and expanded the international market through global layout. At present, its underwater robot products are widely used in more than 100 countries and regions, serving marine engineering, energy inspection, underwater scientific research, public safety, and other fields.
With the continuous intelligent and digital development of underwater robot technology, CHASING Innovation is gradually becoming one of the important promoters of global innovation in light underwater intelligent equipment. As shared by the CHASING Innovation team at the exhibition: "Underwater robot technology is evolving from simply observing the ocean to truly understanding the ocean through data."
After a decade of technological accumulation, CHASING Innovation is driving underwater robots from "observation tools" to "marine digital infrastructure", bringing more efficient and reliable intelligent solutions to the global marine industry.
