Our history
BentiX est né d'un constat de terrain : trop d'inspections commencent encore par la mise à l'eau d'un plongeur, alors qu'un retour vidéo suffirait à lever le doute.
Le projet démarre comme un prototype imprimé en 3D, avec des premiers essais menés en bassin au Blue Living Lab de Nausicaá : flottabilité, étanchéité, tenue au courant. Puis des dizaines d'itérations, des pièces cassées, des joints repris, et beaucoup d'heures dans l'eau à vérifier que ça tient.
Aujourd'hui, l'architecture est figée et le prototype fonctionnel validé. Les essais de qualification en mer sont en cours, avec une commercialisation prévue en France en 2026, puis en Europe.
BentiX, c'est un ingénieur, un atelier et un réseau de partenaires industriels. Conception mécanique, électronique, essais en mer et SAV sont assurés en direct : quand vous appelez, vous parlez à la personne qui a dessiné la pièce.
Our commitments
- Transparency — We tell you what the drone does, and what it doesn't. A stated depth is a tested depth.
- Personal service — One dedicated contact, based in France, who knows your file. Response within 48 business hours, after-sales workshop in France.
- Repairability — Spare parts available, structural parts reprintable, maintenance documentation supplied. A breakage during a mission doesn't put your equipment out of action for weeks.
Workshop, 3D printing, assembly and testing
Designed and Assembled in France
Design, structural part printing, assembly, testing and after-sales service are all carried out in France. Every material batch is qualified, and every drone traced to its serial number.
Like most equipment in this category, BentiX incorporates internationally sourced components: motors, image sensor, battery cells. We'd rather state this plainly than turn it into a hollow marketing claim.
A broken part isn't the end of the product: it's a part to be reprinted or replaced, shipped from France. BentiX isn't a disposable item, it's a working tool.
From the Workshop to the Sea
Every drone comes out of a French workshop: structural part printing, coating, assembly, wiring, pressure testing. Material batches are traced and linked to serial numbers, production profiles locked and version-controlled. Mechanical design, onboard electronics and piloting software are all developed in-house, with French industrial partners for additive manufacturing and machining.
On the Ground
From initial trials in a test tank at Nausicaá's Blue Living Lab to campaigns in the Mediterranean, BentiX has been tested in the environment where it will work: salt water, current, contact with the seabed and structures. Every iteration starts from whatever the sea broke — a leaking seal, a part under fatigue, a fitting working loose. It's this cycle that has finalised the current architecture.
What BentiX Enables
Inspecting a hull before departure, checking a mooring, examining a fish farming net, retrieving an object from the seabed. BentiX steps in ahead of a dive to scope the job, or in its place when a visual check is enough to make the decision.
Let's Talk About Your Needs
A recurring inspection to organise, a structure to monitor, a fleet to check? Tell us about your situation: we'll let you know whether BentiX is the right fit, and what it won't do.