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QYSEA turns 10, and bets on AI-driven underwater missions

For its anniversary, the FIFISH maker announces “Intelligent Underwater Task Systems”: drones that carry out missions on their own and learn from one another.

3 min readAs of October 2026By Kenny, Editor
Kenny, editor at UnterwasserpilotKennyEditor · Unterwasserpilot

QYSEA turns 10, and bets on AI-driven underwater missions
Image: QYSEA

What QYSEA is announcing

Ten years after its founding, QYSEA is sketching out where it is heading: away from the remote-controlled camera, towards “intelligent underwater task systems”. That means three things: the drone should capture its surroundings as a model, work through missions on its own and be networked with other robots. CEO Belinda Zhang stresses that the next decade will be shaped by what the system learns from every mission.

No new drone was unveiled for the anniversary – this is a strategy, not a product launch.

FIFISH drone among overgrown rocks
A FIFISH at work on the reef · Image: QYSEA

The current models

V seriesV-EVO, V6 Expert, V6 Plus – hobby to semi-professional
E seriesE-GO, E-MASTER – modular inspection drones
W6 NAVIheavy professional ROV
X1Industrial ROV with dual DVL (March 2026)
FIFISH V-EVOFIFISH V6 ExpertComplete system with case and cable reel
From hobby to industrial drone: V-EVO, V6 Expert, X1 · Images: QYSEA

For hobby pilots

What does this mean for hobby pilots?

Nothing changes in the short term. The direction is clear, though: more automation. It is quite possible that functions such as automatically following a route or object tracking will be developed further in upcoming hobby models. Our buying recommendation for beginners remains the FIFISH V-EVO.

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