oPodTM Mini

Australia’s first self‑powered data buoy delivering predictive powers for ocean industries.

It’s small. It’s smart. It’s self‑powered.

A compact, 19 kg buoy that delivers live ocean intelligence and predicts what’s coming — for aquaculture, desalination, reef restoration, and marine protection. Solar‑powered. Deployable by one person.

And it fits in your car.

Series 1 now available. Series 2 pictured, coming soon.

Monitoring. Made Simple.

Adapt your oPod Mini™ to any mission with a flexible, plug‑and‑play sensor interface. From temperature, dissolved oxygen, and wave height to pH, turbidity, salinity, and chlorophyll — add, swap, or upgrade anytime, anywhere.

Tested in 12‑Metre Seas. Ready for Anywhere.

The oPod Mini™ is storm‑proven and just 19 kg — light enough for one‑person deployment, tough enough for remote, rapid, and multi‑unit missions.

Ocean data you can bank on

Solar charging and intelligent power management ensure round-the-clock, autonomous operation with no external infrastructure.

Blue Carbon's oPod Mini provides continuous ocean data

The ocean at your fingertips

From single deployments to full coastline networks, scale confidently and monitor with continuity. Streamlined dashboards and seamless archiving give you uninterrupted access.

Get Live Ocean Data, Right Now

The oPod Mini™ delivers high-frequency, site-specific data to places that have never had continuous visibility before.

Use cases include:

  • Harmful algal bloom (HAB) forecasting
  • Dissolved Oxygen (DO) crash alerts
  • Thermal stress detection (marine heatwaves)
  • Water quality forecasting
  • Oceanographic research and climate science
  • Coastal monitoring and disaster preparedness
  • Marine domain awareness and defense
  • Coral-focused forecasting tools

Download The oPod Mini™ PDF