Copperstone Technologies is an Edmonton robotics company that designs, manufactures and operates HELIX autonomous amphibious rovers for bathymetry, environmental monitoring, sampling and hazardous-site investigation.
Operating context
Copperstone's HELIX range supports different industrial sampling tasks. Neptune carries sonar and line-deployed water-characterization tools, while Mercury adds a central deployment system for subsurface geotechnical instruments such as cone penetrometers and vane-shear tools. HELIX Dash coordinates driving, waypoint planning, payload monitoring and recorded data. These are amphibious survey and intervention platforms whose sensor packages should be assessed separately, rather than treated as underwater ROVs. The current news record includes the Arca carbon-removal application and Canadian field deployments. Mercury's published weight and dimensional table contains internal inconsistencies, so those quantities should not enter the corpus as verified specifications without a clarified datasheet.
Canadian footprint
An NRC grant record identifies Copperstone Technologies Ltd. in Edmonton, Alberta, and Transport Canada separately documents HELIX testing in Canadian open-water and muskeg environments.
Edmonton, Alberta is the published city-level context for Copperstone Technologies. It does not imply a street address or exact facility location.
Copperstone offers amphibious platforms for water characterization and subsurface geotechnical work. Buyers should choose the model and payload for the survey task and obtain clarified Mercury dimensions before evaluating transport and operating limits.
Interpretation of the public record. Not qualification, endorsement or evidence of buyer interest.
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.
Evidence of maturity
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.
Commercial availability
Customers can discuss survey services, robotic systems and payload requirements; model availability and deployment conditions should be scoped directly.
Core features
Amphibious screw-drive mobility
Autonomous or remotely operated survey and sensor work
Water, tailings and industrial site monitoring
Mercury larger-platform development following its 2024 soft launch
On April 21, 2026, Copperstone reported that HELIX rovers were supporting Arca's mine-waste carbon-mineralization work. This is a company-authored operating update, not evidence of defence adoption.
Copperstone sells HELIX robots and offers remote and autonomous robotic services for hazardous environmental monitoring and water surveys; configuration, delivery and training follow a quoted sales process.
Programs and deployments
DND IDEaS CFP005 research contract
Contract recipient
Sponsor or operator: Department of National Defence
Completed·Sep 1, 2023
Organization role. Copperstone received a $230,000 research-and-development contract under DND IDEaS CFP005 for work from September 2023 through March 2024.
Program. A bounded DND IDEaS research-and-development contract funded Copperstone work; the public record does not establish operational adoption.
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.
Reviewed connections indicate possible relevance based on public evidence. They do not indicate procurement direction, eligibility, endorsement or customer interest.
Questions for a first conversation
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Which HELIX model, payload and verified dimensions match the proposed survey task?
Mercury's subsurface tools differ from Neptune's water-characterization arrangement. Obtain a configuration-specific datasheet to reconcile conflicting weight and height values before transport, payload or operating-envelope assessment.
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The cited record supports organization.profileData.portfolioScope for Copperstone Technologies: HELIX Neptune and related amphibious HELIX robotic services, bounded to bathymetry, environmental monitoring, payload deployment, sampling and hazardous-site access.
Supports: Profile · commercial status
The cited record supports organization.commercialStatus for Copperstone Technologies: Copperstone sells HELIX robots and offers remote and autonomous robotic services for hazardous environmental monitoring and water surveys; configuration, delivery and training follow a quoted sales process.
Supports: Profile · operating context
True North Map derives organization.operatingContext for Copperstone Technologies from the cited record: Copperstone combines Canadian engineering, robot production and field services around the HELIX family. HELIX Neptune is an amphibious surface rover rather than a conventional tethered ROV; it carries survey and sampling payloads and can deploy a companion submersible ROV.
Supports: Profile · description
True North Map derives organization.description for Copperstone Technologies from the cited record: Copperstone Technologies is an Edmonton robotics company that designs, manufactures and operates HELIX autonomous amphibious rovers for bathymetry, environmental monitoring, sampling and hazardous-site investigation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
True North Map derives organization.reviewedQuestions.0.question for Copperstone Technologies from the cited record: Which HELIX configuration, payload and communications package is qualified for a specific defence or public-safety mission?
Supports: Profile · defence posture
True North Map derives organization.defencePosture for Copperstone Technologies from the cited record: A Department of National Defence IDEaS research-and-development contract funded Copperstone work from September 2023 to March 2024; that award does not establish later procurement, qualification or operational adoption.
Mercury adds a central payload deployment system for subsurface geotechnical work, with ground-penetrating radar, sampling, vane shear and cone penetrometer applications; HELIX Dash supports remote control, waypoint planning and payload monitoring. The Mercury page calls the vehicle one ton but lists base weight as '600 kg / 1 ton'; its dimensional table also lists height as 7.2 m. These internally inconsistent values need manufacturer clarification.
Mercury adds a central payload deployment system for subsurface geotechnical work, with ground-penetrating radar, sampling, vane shear and cone penetrometer applications; HELIX Dash supports remote control, waypoint planning and payload monitoring. The Mercury page calls the vehicle one ton but lists base weight as '600 kg / 1 ton'; its dimensional table also lists height as 7.2 m. These internally inconsistent values need manufacturer clarification.
The cited record supports organization.canadianFootprint for Copperstone Technologies: An NRC grant record identifies Copperstone Technologies Ltd. in Edmonton, Alberta, and Transport Canada separately documents HELIX testing in Canadian open-water and muskeg environments.
Supports: Profile · primary location.countrycode
Public sources cited · Facts and assessments kept separate · Human review
True North Map derives organization.reviewedQuestions.0.context for Copperstone Technologies from the cited record: Transport Canada testing and company field deployments establish maturity, but public sources do not identify a defence customer, a military environmental qualification or independent performance acceptance.
Supports: Profile · organization categories
True North Map derives organization.categories.2 for Copperstone Technologies from the cited record: defence_supplier
Supports: Profile · organization categories
True North Map derives organization.categories.1 for Copperstone Technologies from the cited record: dual_use
Supports: DND IDEaS CFP005 research contract · organization participation
The cited record supports programParticipations.0.participation.publicSummary for Copperstone Technologies: Copperstone received a $230,000 research-and-development contract under DND IDEaS CFP005 for work from September 2023 through March 2024.
Supports: DND IDEaS CFP005 research contract · canonical program
The cited record supports programParticipations.0.program.summary for Copperstone Technologies: A bounded DND IDEaS research-and-development contract funded Copperstone work; the public record does not establish operational adoption.
Supports: DND IDEaS CFP005 research contract · canonical program
The cited record supports programParticipations.0.program.websiteUrl for Copperstone Technologies: https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities/contract-history/ws3005755777-cw2307789-acm157681314-000
Supports: DND IDEaS CFP005 research contract · canonical program
The cited record supports programParticipations.0.program.name for Copperstone Technologies: DND IDEaS CFP005 research contract
Supports: Profile · operating context
Mercury adds a central payload deployment system for subsurface geotechnical work, with ground-penetrating radar, sampling, vane shear and cone penetrometer applications; HELIX Dash supports remote control, waypoint planning and payload monitoring. The Mercury page calls the vehicle one ton but lists base weight as '600 kg / 1 ton'; its dimensional table also lists height as 7.2 m. These internally inconsistent values need manufacturer clarification.
Mercury adds a central payload deployment system for subsurface geotechnical work, with ground-penetrating radar, sampling, vane shear and cone penetrometer applications; HELIX Dash supports remote control, waypoint planning and payload monitoring. The Mercury page calls the vehicle one ton but lists base weight as '600 kg / 1 ton'; its dimensional table also lists height as 7.2 m. These internally inconsistent values need manufacturer clarification.
Mercury adds a central payload deployment system for subsurface geotechnical work, with ground-penetrating radar, sampling, vane shear and cone penetrometer applications; HELIX Dash supports remote control, waypoint planning and payload monitoring. The Mercury page calls the vehicle one ton but lists base weight as '600 kg / 1 ton'; its dimensional table also lists height as 7.2 m. These internally inconsistent values need manufacturer clarification.
Mercury adds a central payload deployment system for subsurface geotechnical work, with ground-penetrating radar, sampling, vane shear and cone penetrometer applications; HELIX Dash supports remote control, waypoint planning and payload monitoring. The Mercury page calls the vehicle one ton but lists base weight as '600 kg / 1 ton'; its dimensional table also lists height as 7.2 m. These internally inconsistent values need manufacturer clarification.
Supports: Profile · name
The cited record supports organization.name for Copperstone Technologies: Copperstone Technologies
Supports: Profile · aliases
The cited record supports organization.aliases.0 for Copperstone Technologies: Copperstone
The cited record supports organization.primaryLocation.countryCode for Copperstone Technologies: CA
Supports: Profile · primary location.city
The cited record supports organization.primaryLocation.city for Copperstone Technologies: Edmonton
Neptune is described as a 400 kg water-characterization robot with retractable sonar and tools deployed on a line to 200 m; the company gives an Edmonton address, info@copperstonetech.com and 1-877-443-5253.
Supports: Profile · operating context
Neptune is described as a 400 kg water-characterization robot with retractable sonar and tools deployed on a line to 200 m; the company gives an Edmonton address, info@copperstonetech.com and 1-877-443-5253.
Neptune is described as a 400 kg water-characterization robot with retractable sonar and tools deployed on a line to 200 m; the company gives an Edmonton address, info@copperstonetech.com and 1-877-443-5253.
Supports: Profile · executive relevance summary
Source location: executiveRelevanceSummary
Neptune is described as a 400 kg water-characterization robot with retractable sonar and tools deployed on a line to 200 m; the company gives an Edmonton address, info@copperstonetech.com and 1-877-443-5253.
Neptune is described as a 400 kg water-characterization robot with retractable sonar and tools deployed on a line to 200 m; the company gives an Edmonton address, info@copperstonetech.com and 1-877-443-5253.
Neptune is described as a 400 kg water-characterization robot with retractable sonar and tools deployed on a line to 200 m; the company gives an Edmonton address, info@copperstonetech.com and 1-877-443-5253.
The current news index describes an April 21, 2026 Arca carbon-removal rover collaboration, March Canadian field deployments and Mercury's November 15, 2024 launch.
The cited record supports organization.currentActivity for Copperstone Technologies: On April 21, 2026, Copperstone reported that HELIX rovers were supporting Arca's mine-waste carbon-mineralization work. This is a company-authored operating update, not evidence of defence adoption.
True North Map derives organization.entityKind for Copperstone Technologies from the cited record: company
Supports: Profile · dual use posture
True North Map derives organization.dualUsePosture for Copperstone Technologies from the cited record: Amphibious remote and autonomous access, bathymetry, sensing and sampling can support hazardous-site, Arctic, emergency-response and infrastructure missions, while current independently documented use is civilian environmental monitoring.
Supports: HELIX amphibious hazardous-environment robotics · 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.
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.
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.
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: HELIX amphibious hazardous-environment robotics · 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: HELIX amphibious hazardous-environment robotics · 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.
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.
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: HELIX amphibious hazardous-environment robotics · 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.
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.
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.
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.
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: HELIX amphibious hazardous-environment robotics · 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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: HELIX amphibious hazardous-environment robotics · 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.
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.
The project requires persistent sensor coverage in strategic northern, coastal and expeditionary areas and identifies sonar and acoustic systems among the relevant investment capabilities.
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.
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