Ventex Studio acquired the VALOR Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) business from Seatronics PLC in a transformative seven-figure deal in December 2024.

The business was merged with another Ventex portfolio company - Rovtech - to enhance its position as a global technology leader in manufacturing robotics, tooling and harsh environment equipment for nuclear and subsea operations.

The company has a proven track record in developing precision robotics and stand-alone monitoring systems designed to withstand radiation, extreme heat, and deep ocean pressures.

The addition of the VALOR ROV boosted Rovtech’s portfolio with industry-leading technology tailored for subsea operations.

As industries race toward automation, digital infrastructure and artificial intelligence, subsea systems have struggled to keep up. VALOR changes that.

Subsea operations are entering a new era. Smarter, smaller and cheaper sensors are becoming the norm – but they generate vast amounts of data that traditional ROVs can’t handle without sacrificing size, cost or performance. This has created a serious bandwidth bottleneck.

ROVs haven’t evolved fast enough. Observation-class vehicles simply weren’t built for the bandwidth demands of today’s digital subsea world.

Until now, boosting bandwidth meant making vehicles bigger, heavier and more expensive. But VALOR breaks that pattern. It’s in a class of its own – it is the first digital class ROV.

This breakthrough platform enables high-bandwidth data transmission in real time, allowing for AI-powered analytics, remote monitoring and intelligent decision-making at the seabed; all at the same time and without any workarounds.

With AI and automation becoming central to offshore operations, VALOR’s digital foundation means it can adapt faster and deliver more – from smarter inspections and data capture to more sustainable and cost-efficient interventions.

Advanced orders have risen by 75% since the business unit merged with Rovtech. We don’t know what tomorrow’s subsea demands will look like. But we do know this – VALOR is the only ROV that’s going to keep up.