The a16z Show · Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Ulysses' initial focus was on conservation and nature, leading to the development of their autonomous underwater vehicle, Meccó Four. This vehicle is used for tasks like mapping coral reefs and replanting them in new locations.
“We actually began, you know, because we were very interested in problems in the world of kind of conservation and nature. And that was kind of the first use case we built, our autonomous underwater vehicle, Meccó Four.”
“So that is to doing things like mapping coral reefs, mapping undersea ecosystems, using the vehicles to collect seed and replant them in new locations.”