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What ROV, subsea and drone parts cost in India: price data

Price ranges for flight controllers, GPS receivers, telemetry radios, underwater thrusters, housings and more, the cost per kilogram of thrust for Blu-Sub thrusters, and what ordering a whole build at once saves. Worked out from our own price list.

From our price list of 21 September 2026

Key figures

On our price list of 21 September 2026, with GST and delivery in India included, Holybro flight controllers cost ₹24,722 to ₹87,562, GPS and RTK receivers ₹11,081 to ₹1,11,339 and telemetry radios ₹14,760 to ₹1,23,600. Ordered as one consignment, our build lists of many separate parts cost 16.1% to 27.5% less than their parts bought one by one, while the lists built around a single kit saved under 1%, because a kit already ships as one parcel.

  • The Blu-Thrust Z60 is the cheapest thrust in the Blu-Sub range, at ₹4,104 per kilogram of forward thrust, before adding a speed controller.
  • With the speed controller built in, the Blu-Thrust Z60E costs ₹4,545 per kilogram of thrust.
  • The Blu-Thrust Z80-170 needs the least power for its thrust: 5.3 kgf for 270 W, about 51 W per kilogram.

Prices by category

Each part is counted once, at the price of its cheapest option, so a thruster sold in clockwise and counter-clockwise versions is one part. The median is the middle price: half the parts in the category cost less.

CategoryBrandPartsLowestMedianHighest
AccessoriesBlu-Sub Mechatronics4₹8,210₹9,089₹11,524
Buoyancy & BallastBlu-Sub Mechatronics1₹1,18,171₹1,18,171₹1,18,171
Cables & ConnectorsBlu-Sub Mechatronics12₹8,264₹9,280₹10,843
Cameras & BinocularsBlu-Sub Mechatronics3₹56,319₹78,106₹1,48,105
Displays & Signal IndicatorsBlu-Sub Mechatronics2₹10,343₹11,195₹12,047
EnclosuresBlu-Sub Mechatronics17₹8,130₹11,032₹73,651
LightingBlu-Sub Mechatronics1₹23,928₹23,928₹23,928
O-RingsBlu-Sub Mechatronics1₹7,808₹7,808₹7,808
SensorsBlu-Sub Mechatronics4₹13,200₹13,736₹22,478
Switches & PotentiometersBlu-Sub Mechatronics9₹10,282₹12,629₹18,752
Testing EquipmentBlu-Sub Mechatronics2₹12,523₹7,64,808₹15,17,093
ThrustersBlu-Sub Mechatronics6₹13,928₹21,300₹26,298
BlueBoatBlue Robotics37₹8,279₹25,424₹7,02,878
BlueROV2Blue Robotics16₹9,208₹52,776₹7,96,192
Cables, Penetrators, and ConnectorsBlue Robotics82₹7,748₹9,667₹3,28,744
Communication, Control, and PowerBlue Robotics32₹8,014₹11,020₹2,44,344
Enclosures, Buoyancy, and BallastBlue Robotics137₹7,350₹16,681₹1,34,790
Sensors and CamerasBlue Robotics17₹8,205₹16,763₹1,23,196
SonarsBlue Robotics2₹69,060₹2,33,871₹3,98,682
The AbyssBlue Robotics16₹15,752₹39,573₹60,076
Thrusters, Actuators, and LightsBlue Robotics42₹8,620₹14,778₹1,26,655
Autopilot Flight ControllersHolybro15₹10,315₹26,715₹87,562
Development Drone KitsHolybro16₹16,022₹90,348₹1,60,366
FPV ElectronicsHolybro8₹9,855₹14,913₹18,285
GPS SystemsHolybro33₹11,081₹34,531₹1,11,339
Power Modules & PDBsHolybro15₹8,323₹11,695₹17,672
SensorsHolybro17₹9,549₹14,001₹23,190
Telemetry RadiosHolybro12₹8,246₹16,752₹1,23,600
AM MotorsT-Motor13₹7,757₹10,988₹54,649
ESCT-Motor21₹10,913₹21,642₹1,16,703
FC, Stack & VTXT-Motor16₹15,664₹21,335₹28,998
PropellersT-Motor3₹9,147₹13,380₹14,258

Underwater thrusters: cost per kilogram of thrust

Price divided by the forward thrust Blu-Sub publishes for each thruster at its rated voltage, without a guard. Power is the figure Blu-Sub gives with that thrust. A thruster without a built-in speed controller also needs an external ESC, which this price does not include. Our thruster sizing guide shows how to work out how much thrust a vehicle needs.

ThrusterESCPrice fromForward thrustPowerPer kgfW per kgf
Blu-Thrust Z60External₹16,4164 kgf at 24 V290 W₹4,10473
Blu-Thrust Z60EBuilt in₹18,1794 kgf at 24 V290 W₹4,54573
Blu-Thrust Z80-170External₹24,4225.3 kgf at 24 V270 W₹4,60851
Blu-Thrust Z80E-170Built in₹26,2985.3 kgf at 24 V270 W₹4,96251
Blu-Thrust Z80-290External₹24,4225.2 kgf at 16 V320 W₹4,69662
Blu-Thrust Z80E-290Built in₹26,2985.2 kgf at 16 V320 W₹5,05762

What ordering a whole build at once saves

Each of our build guides ends in a parts list. Ordered in one cart, the parts ship as one consignment, share one international freight charge and one customs clearance, and arrive in one delivery. The cart passes that saving back as a bulk discount, and these are the figures it gives for each list today.

BuildPartsSubtotalDiscountSavedOrdered together
7-inch autonomous quadcopter on ArduPilot: parts list and flight-time sums6₹1,08,668.20−₹24,12422.2%₹84,544.20
Drone for a final-year project: parts list and design calculations2₹1,01,582.30−₹4060.4%₹1,01,176.30
Autonomous payload-drop drone for NIDAR, AeroTHON and similar contests2₹1,56,573.22−₹4700.3%₹1,56,103.22
Building an underwater ROV for a student project: parts list21₹5,27,872.03−₹1,45,16527.5%₹3,82,707.03
Building a competition AUV for SAUVC or RoboSub: parts list24₹6,43,271.60−₹1,60,17524.9%₹4,83,096.60
Autonomous survey boat for depth and water-quality mapping: student parts list10₹2,19,841.53−₹35,39416.1%₹1,84,447.53

How these figures are produced

  • Prices are our selling prices on the price list of 21 September 2026, in rupees, including GST and delivery anywhere in India. They are the prices on our product pages and in the cart.
  • Parts we quote on request, without a published price, are left out.
  • Thrust and power figures are the manufacturer’s. We have not measured them.
  • The savings are the cart’s own bulk-discount calculation for each parts list, run on the same price list.
  • This page is rebuilt from the price list whenever it changes, so the figures here are always today’s.

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The category table is available as a CSV file. For every part with its price and specifications, use /llms-full.txt. If you use these figures, please cite: Vebix Automation, What ROV, subsea and drone parts cost in India: price data, price list of 21 September 2026, https://shop.vebixautomation.com/data/robotics-parts-prices-india.