Posted on February 24, 2026
Greensea IQ, a leader in advanced subsea robotics and autonomy, today announced the first production release of Bayonet Underwater Controller, a multi-platform command and control interface for divers operating robots from submerged and constrained environments.
The Bayonet Underwater Controller is based on the standard Greensea user interface used by thousands of maritime systems but is provided in an underwater housing with a human-machine interface designed to suit the ergonomics and operating constraints of military divers. Leveraging Greensea’s open architecture framework, the controller is designed to enable the command and control of any unmanned system from a submerged position. Greensea has delivered several systems already to the U.S. Navy and Foreign Partners for operating the Mission Specialist Defender ROV manufactured by VideoRay, an AeroVironment company. Greensea has also delivered the system for operating the Bayonet Autonomous Underwater Ground Vehicle (AUGV) platform.
Unlike traditional topside-only solutions, the new control system is engineered for fully submerged operations in harsh maritime environments, offering up to 6 hours of runtime and depth ratings to 40 meters. Its rugged design enables flexible deployment for defense and commercial users operating in deep contested environments. The controller features 30 programmable push buttons and two precision joysticks, providing extensive customization to match operator preferences and mission requirements. The accompanying submersible hub is depth rated to 45 meters and integrates a high performance intel i7 processor with a removable 1TB hard drive, supporting secure data handling and advanced mission processing.
The new product is typically deployed with Greensea’s EOD Edge software framework installed. EOD Edge is a command and control suite for operators of maritime robotics. It is optimally used to enable the supervision of autonomous systems and provides modular expansion for over-the-horizon operations, coupled control of manipulator systems, obstacle avoidance, automatic target recognition, target tracking, and advanced perception sensor processing. The controller finds additional market scalability by being robot agnostic and providing workflow support to TAK systems.
“We are excited to provide the Bayonet Underwater Controller to a growing mission requirement,” said Ben Kinnaman, CEO of Greensea IQ. “I founded Greensea to make ocean robots easier to use so that they can provide safety and scale. This product completely exemplifies that. It provides our autonomy and robot command and control system in an interface that can be used underwater. This gives the warfighter another tool to increase our persistence, reach, and impact in the ocean.”
“What makes this system different is how tightly it integrates with our existing autonomy, navigation, and mission software. We’re not just developing another controller, we’re extending a proven ecosystem into submerged operations, giving operators a consistent, trusted interface no matter where the mission takes them,” said Dennis Doan, Product Manager for EOD Technologies at Greensea IQ.
This development reinforces Greensea IQ’s long-standing commitment to delivering intelligent ocean solutions that extend human capability underwater—safely, efficiently, and at scale.
