Summer Engineering Interns
The initiative helps us discover new talent who may later become employees and provides a few extra pairs of hands to help out with tasks. We provide our interns with…

The initiative helps us discover new talent who may later become employees and provides a few extra pairs of hands to help out with tasks. We provide our interns with…
Besides the company founders Ben King and Craig Anderson, Doug is the longest-serving Research & Development team member. He works closely with Craig on electrical and electronic development as well…
It’s been a busy year, particularly for R&D! In 2021, we’ve introduced our new professional cinematography drone, the Boxfish Luna. Last month, Transmark Subsea and Boxfish Research launched the ARV-i,…
The resident AUV ARV-i excels at the automated and remote inspection of underwater assets in offshore industries, including energy, oil and gas, wind farms and aquaculture. Watch the new video to learn…
If you’re a marine industry professional, the exhibition offers the perfect chance to talk with NZTE representatives about our vision system technology for the leisure industry. METSTRADE is a global…
Credits: Westhaven Marina footage – ATEED North Island Aerials – Darryl Ward
A New Class of Underwater Observation Vehicle – ARV-i ARV-i offers users operational flexibility and is configurable for fully autonomous self-piloting or manual control. It may be deployed for months underwater when operating as a resident vehicle. A proprietary subsea docking…
The Boxfish Luna utilises the advanced imaging capabilities of an integrated Sony A7SIII or Sony ⍺1* camera recording in 10-bit or ProRes RAW, capturing underwater environments with brilliant colour and clarity….
Our Norwegian partner and European reseller Transmark Subsea will participate in the ocean technology exhibition, Ocean Business, in Southampton, UK, from 12-14 October 2021. They will be presenting the ARV-i, a fully-autonomous resident observation…
We’ve been busy behind the scenes these past few months at Boxfish Research! Alongside filling orders for new ROVs, we’ve been making improvements to support all customers – new and…
Happy World Ocean Day! At Boxfish Research we believe that raising awareness and understanding of the ocean and marine environment is important for our planet’s future. Boxfish Research designs and…
Boxfish Research together with DIVE New Zealand + DIVE Pacific magazine will be at 2021 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show on May 13-16, 2021. We will exhibit our industry-leading advanced…
Boxfish Research designs and manufactures industry leading, actively stabilised, ultra-high definition underwater ROVs and AUVs for submerged asset inspection, defence & security, marine science, energy, aquaculture, police and search &…
The next-generation Boxfish underwater drone for filmmaking delivers full-frame, 8K video from 1,000 metres deep 2nd March, 2021 – Auckland, New Zealand – Boxfish Research, New Zealand manufacturer of underwater…
Boxfish team recently went out to one of the world’s best diving spots Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve on a sea trial of the new features of the Boxfish ROV…
This year, Boxfish Research has decided to celebrate Christmas a little differently with the gift of impact in mind. We wanted to say thank you to our dedicated partners by…
AUCKLAND – December 1, 2020 – Boxfish Research announces record breaking depth range during its latest deep sea mission in New Zealand. This is the first underwater deployment conducted by…
What does the Boxfish ROV allow marine scientists to do that they couldn’t do before? Check out the industry experts Dr Regina Eisert – @TPAonIce, Andrew Wright from Fisheries and…
Boxfish Research began after a chance meeting between three engineers who happened to be trialing home built ROV’s (remotely operated vehicle) at the same time and location in Auckland, NZ….
Boxfish Research is attending Water New Zealand Conference & Expo – the largest water and wastewater event in New Zealand with the main goal to find new industry partners. The…
We want to keep our personalised customer trainings going, with a worldwide pandemic, we’ve taken it online. That is why this year we launched our online customer training program. Check…
Ian Schipper, a volcanologist at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington gave us an interview about Waka Lab project of analysing and collection of volcanic gases from submarine volcanoes using…
Boxfish 360 has been featured in the recent LA MINA – The Discovery by El Centro Investigador del Sistema Acuífero de Quintana Roo (CINDAQ) and INAH Arqueología Subacuática Península de…
The SS Ventnor carrying the bodies of 501 Chinese men, mostly gold miners, from New Zealand back to China, sank off the Hokianga Heads after striking a reef near Taranaki…
This week Boxfish Research’s co-founder Ben King will be speaking about remote imaging for monitoring wildlife and habitat in Antarctica using the Boxfish ROV at the Wildlife Technology Online Conference….
Dr Regina Eisert’s team has captured a number of outstanding videos of underwater mammals using different equipment including underwater virtual reality camera Boxfish 360 during Antarctica 2020 summer expedition. Check…
Boxfish Research continues all of business operations, including manufacturing, running without severe interruption during COVID-19 pandemic. We have excellent online systems and communications which allow us to continue manufacturing and…
Unique Group and Boxfish Research announced a new authorized reseller partnership, bringing Boxfish Research’s underwater remote operated vehicle Boxfish ROV to Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Boxfish Research is based…
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to explore the remote depths of the ocean? Boxfish Research’s very own Mechatronics R&D Engineer and ROV pilot – Douglas Grant…
Especially for those who interested in professional underwater videography and photography, Boxfish Research released Cinematic Boxfish ROV with up to 15 stops of dynamic range, 10-bit LOG recording and monitoring,…