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HELIX amphibious robots use screw-shaped pontoons for movement over water and difficult soft terrain, supporting survey, sampling and monitoring in hazardous sites. Autonomous and remote operating modes are offered for application-specific payloads.
These describe the reviewed application scope, not confirmed deployments, released requirements or procurement eligibility.
Copperstone's January 2026 account reports systems active in Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil. Mercury's separate soft-launch announcement describes early access and further refinement, rather than confirming equivalent maturity across the family.
Customers can discuss survey services, robotic systems and payload requirements; model availability and deployment conditions should be scoped directly.
A technology readiness level is not established by the reviewed public sources.
HELIX amphibious hazardous-environment robotics may help teams working on Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance by contributing to maritime and undersea operations, Arctic and northern operations, and detection and situational awareness.
This is a reviewed public-source assessment. It is not procurement eligibility, endorsement, customer interest, or classified demand.
These records support this capability and its published Mission area and Defence need connections. A source count is not a count of independent confirmations.
Copperstone Technologies
Source type: official company product
Supports: Capability · capability type
HELIX amphibious robots support surveys and monitoring in tailings, water bodies, emergency and industrial environments. Helical pontoons provide buoyancy and motion over soft and mixed terrain; vehicles support autonomous or remotely operated work and sensor payloads. The January 2026 company account reports active systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil; it does not identify acceptance results for every model or mission.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
HELIX amphibious robots support surveys and monitoring in tailings, water bodies, emergency and industrial environments. Helical pontoons provide buoyancy and motion over soft and mixed terrain; vehicles support autonomous or remotely operated work and sensor payloads. The January 2026 company account reports active systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil; it does not identify acceptance results for every model or mission.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
HELIX amphibious robots support surveys and monitoring in tailings, water bodies, emergency and industrial environments. Helical pontoons provide buoyancy and motion over soft and mixed terrain; vehicles support autonomous or remotely operated work and sensor payloads. The January 2026 company account reports active systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil; it does not identify acceptance results for every model or mission.
Supports: Capability · maturity
HELIX amphibious robots support surveys and monitoring in tailings, water bodies, emergency and industrial environments. Helical pontoons provide buoyancy and motion over soft and mixed terrain; vehicles support autonomous or remotely operated work and sensor payloads. The January 2026 company account reports active systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil; it does not identify acceptance results for every model or mission.
Supports: Capability · name
HELIX amphibious robots support surveys and monitoring in tailings, water bodies, emergency and industrial environments. Helical pontoons provide buoyancy and motion over soft and mixed terrain; vehicles support autonomous or remotely operated work and sensor payloads. The January 2026 company account reports active systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil; it does not identify acceptance results for every model or mission.
Supports: Capability · core features
HELIX amphibious robots support surveys and monitoring in tailings, water bodies, emergency and industrial environments. Helical pontoons provide buoyancy and motion over soft and mixed terrain; vehicles support autonomous or remotely operated work and sensor payloads. The January 2026 company account reports active systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil; it does not identify acceptance results for every model or mission.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
HELIX amphibious robots support surveys and monitoring in tailings, water bodies, emergency and industrial environments. Helical pontoons provide buoyancy and motion over soft and mixed terrain; vehicles support autonomous or remotely operated work and sensor payloads. The January 2026 company account reports active systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil; it does not identify acceptance results for every model or mission.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
HELIX amphibious robots support surveys and monitoring in tailings, water bodies, emergency and industrial environments. Helical pontoons provide buoyancy and motion over soft and mixed terrain; vehicles support autonomous or remotely operated work and sensor payloads. The January 2026 company account reports active systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil; it does not identify acceptance results for every model or mission.
Supports: Capability · core features
HELIX amphibious robots support surveys and monitoring in tailings, water bodies, emergency and industrial environments. Helical pontoons provide buoyancy and motion over soft and mixed terrain; vehicles support autonomous or remotely operated work and sensor payloads. The January 2026 company account reports active systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil; it does not identify acceptance results for every model or mission.
Supports: Capability · technology readiness level
HELIX amphibious robots support surveys and monitoring in tailings, water bodies, emergency and industrial environments. Helical pontoons provide buoyancy and motion over soft and mixed terrain; vehicles support autonomous or remotely operated work and sensor payloads. The January 2026 company account reports active systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil; it does not identify acceptance results for every model or mission.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
HELIX amphibious robots support surveys and monitoring in tailings, water bodies, emergency and industrial environments. Helical pontoons provide buoyancy and motion over soft and mixed terrain; vehicles support autonomous or remotely operated work and sensor payloads. The January 2026 company account reports active systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil; it does not identify acceptance results for every model or mission.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
HELIX amphibious robots support surveys and monitoring in tailings, water bodies, emergency and industrial environments. Helical pontoons provide buoyancy and motion over soft and mixed terrain; vehicles support autonomous or remotely operated work and sensor payloads. The January 2026 company account reports active systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil; it does not identify acceptance results for every model or mission.
Supports: Capability · summary
HELIX amphibious robots support surveys and monitoring in tailings, water bodies, emergency and industrial environments. Helical pontoons provide buoyancy and motion over soft and mixed terrain; vehicles support autonomous or remotely operated work and sensor payloads. The January 2026 company account reports active systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil; it does not identify acceptance results for every model or mission.
Supports: Capability · core features
HELIX amphibious robots support surveys and monitoring in tailings, water bodies, emergency and industrial environments. Helical pontoons provide buoyancy and motion over soft and mixed terrain; vehicles support autonomous or remotely operated work and sensor payloads. The January 2026 company account reports active systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil; it does not identify acceptance results for every model or mission.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
HELIX amphibious robots support surveys and monitoring in tailings, water bodies, emergency and industrial environments. Helical pontoons provide buoyancy and motion over soft and mixed terrain; vehicles support autonomous or remotely operated work and sensor payloads. The January 2026 company account reports active systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil; it does not identify acceptance results for every model or mission.
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
HELIX amphibious robots support surveys and monitoring in tailings, water bodies, emergency and industrial environments. Helical pontoons provide buoyancy and motion over soft and mixed terrain; vehicles support autonomous or remotely operated work and sensor payloads. The January 2026 company account reports active systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil; it does not identify acceptance results for every model or mission.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
HELIX amphibious robots support surveys and monitoring in tailings, water bodies, emergency and industrial environments. Helical pontoons provide buoyancy and motion over soft and mixed terrain; vehicles support autonomous or remotely operated work and sensor payloads. The January 2026 company account reports active systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil; it does not identify acceptance results for every model or mission.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
HELIX amphibious robots support surveys and monitoring in tailings, water bodies, emergency and industrial environments. Helical pontoons provide buoyancy and motion over soft and mixed terrain; vehicles support autonomous or remotely operated work and sensor payloads. The January 2026 company account reports active systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil; it does not identify acceptance results for every model or mission.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
HELIX amphibious robots support surveys and monitoring in tailings, water bodies, emergency and industrial environments. Helical pontoons provide buoyancy and motion over soft and mixed terrain; vehicles support autonomous or remotely operated work and sensor payloads. The January 2026 company account reports active systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil; it does not identify acceptance results for every model or mission.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
HELIX amphibious robots support surveys and monitoring in tailings, water bodies, emergency and industrial environments. Helical pontoons provide buoyancy and motion over soft and mixed terrain; vehicles support autonomous or remotely operated work and sensor payloads. The January 2026 company account reports active systems in Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil; it does not identify acceptance results for every model or mission.
Copperstone Technologies
Source type: official company product
Supports: Capability · technical tags
The cited record supports capabilities.0.technicalTags.4 for Copperstone Technologies: hazardous sites
Supports: Capability · defence applications
The cited record supports capabilities.0.applications.1 for Copperstone Technologies: Tailings and lake bathymetry
Supports: Capability · defence applications
The cited record supports capabilities.0.applications.3 for Copperstone Technologies: Ice and remote infrastructure assessment
Copperstone Technologies
Source type: official company product
Supports: Capability · core features
The November 2024 Mercury announcement identifies a two-ton amphibious platform in soft launch and early access; it does not establish full commercial rollout. Mercury retains the HELIX screw-propelled approach with enhanced payload and sensor integration for difficult site investigations.
Supports: Capability · maturity
The November 2024 Mercury announcement identifies a two-ton amphibious platform in soft launch and early access; it does not establish full commercial rollout. Mercury retains the HELIX screw-propelled approach with enhanced payload and sensor integration for difficult site investigations.
National Defence · Dec 1, 2025
Source type: official report
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
The project requires persistent sensor coverage in strategic northern, coastal and expeditionary areas and identifies sonar and acoustic systems among the relevant investment capabilities.
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
The official requirement calls for long-duration uncrewed vehicles that deploy and employ sensors to provide persistent coverage, with initial delivery anticipated in 2035/2036.
Public sources cited · Facts and assessments kept separate · Human review
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Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
True North Map derives capabilities.0.technicalDomainSlugs.1 for Copperstone Technologies from the cited record: sensing-and-isr
Supports: Capability · core features
The cited record supports capabilities.0.features.0 for Copperstone Technologies: Amphibious screw-drive mobility
Supports: Capability · core features
The cited record supports capabilities.0.features.2 for Copperstone Technologies: Bathymetric sonar and sampling payloads
Supports: Capability · summary
The cited record supports capabilities.0.summary for Copperstone Technologies: HELIX Neptune combines screw-propelled all-terrain amphibious mobility, autonomous waypoint and survey-path planning, remote control, live video/data mapping and payload deployment for bathymetry, water sampling, profiling and underwater inspection support.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
The cited record supports capabilities.0.technicalTags.2 for Copperstone Technologies: autonomous survey
Supports: Capability · core features
The cited record supports capabilities.0.features.1 for Copperstone Technologies: Autonomous waypoint and survey-path planning
Supports: Capability · maturity
True North Map derives capabilities.0.maturity for Copperstone Technologies from the cited record: Transport Canada reports a completed field-testing phase that used HELIX on open water and muskeg to demonstrate lakebed mapping and access; current specifications and later deployments remain company-reported.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
The cited record supports capabilities.0.applications.0 for Copperstone Technologies: Hazardous-site environmental monitoring
Supports: Capability · core features
The cited record supports capabilities.0.features.3 for Copperstone Technologies: Remote video, telemetry and mapping
Supports: Capability · name
The cited record supports capabilities.0.name for Copperstone Technologies: HELIX amphibious hazardous-environment robotics
Supports: Capability · technical tags
The cited record supports capabilities.0.technicalTags.3 for Copperstone Technologies: environmental monitoring
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
The cited record supports capabilities.0.commercialAvailability for Copperstone Technologies: Copperstone offers HELIX Neptune for purchase and robotic services through a discovery, customization, quote, build, shipping and training process.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
The cited record supports capabilities.0.technicalTags.1 for Copperstone Technologies: bathymetry
Supports: Capability · technical tags
The cited record supports capabilities.0.technicalTags.0 for Copperstone Technologies: amphibious robot
Supports: Capability · defence applications
The cited record supports capabilities.0.applications.2 for Copperstone Technologies: Water and sediment sampling
Supports: Capability · capability type
The cited record supports capabilities.0.capabilityType for Copperstone Technologies: Autonomous amphibious survey and sampling rover
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
True North Map derives capabilities.0.technicalDomainSlugs.0 for Copperstone Technologies from the cited record: autonomous-systems
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
The cited record supports capabilities.0.applications.3 for Copperstone Technologies: Ice and remote infrastructure assessment
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
The cited record supports capabilities.0.applications.1 for Copperstone Technologies: Tailings and lake bathymetry
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
The cited record supports capabilities.0.technicalTags.4 for Copperstone Technologies: hazardous sites
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
The cited record supports capabilities.0.technicalTags.1 for Copperstone Technologies: bathymetry
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
The cited record supports capabilities.0.applications.2 for Copperstone Technologies: Water and sediment sampling
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
The cited record supports capabilities.0.features.1 for Copperstone Technologies: Autonomous waypoint and survey-path planning
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
The cited record supports capabilities.0.features.2 for Copperstone Technologies: Bathymetric sonar and sampling payloads
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
The cited record supports capabilities.0.features.3 for Copperstone Technologies: Remote video, telemetry and mapping
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
True North Map derives capabilities.0.technicalDomainSlugs.1 for Copperstone Technologies from the cited record: sensing-and-isr
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
The cited record supports capabilities.0.commercialAvailability for Copperstone Technologies: Copperstone offers HELIX Neptune for purchase and robotic services through a discovery, customization, quote, build, shipping and training process.
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
The cited record supports capabilities.0.technicalTags.0 for Copperstone Technologies: amphibious robot
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
The cited record supports capabilities.0.features.0 for Copperstone Technologies: Amphibious screw-drive mobility
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
True North Map derives capabilities.0.technicalDomainSlugs.0 for Copperstone Technologies from the cited record: autonomous-systems
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
The cited record supports capabilities.0.name for Copperstone Technologies: HELIX amphibious hazardous-environment robotics
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
The cited record supports capabilities.0.technicalTags.3 for Copperstone Technologies: environmental monitoring
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
True North Map derives capabilities.0.maturity for Copperstone Technologies from the cited record: Transport Canada reports a completed field-testing phase that used HELIX on open water and muskeg to demonstrate lakebed mapping and access; current specifications and later deployments remain company-reported.
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
The cited record supports capabilities.0.summary for Copperstone Technologies: HELIX Neptune combines screw-propelled all-terrain amphibious mobility, autonomous waypoint and survey-path planning, remote control, live video/data mapping and payload deployment for bathymetry, water sampling, profiling and underwater inspection support.
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
The cited record supports capabilities.0.capabilityType for Copperstone Technologies: Autonomous amphibious survey and sampling rover
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
The cited record supports capabilities.0.applications.0 for Copperstone Technologies: Hazardous-site environmental monitoring
Supports: Defence need · Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance
The cited record supports capabilities.0.technicalTags.2 for Copperstone Technologies: autonomous survey
