SUBEO Ltd., a UK company was formed in 1993 to develop small state-of-the- art underwater vehicles. The managing director and founder of the company Robert Leeds, designed the first concept vehicle Gemini. Robert Leeds has a background in Structural Engineering and Marine Work.
Other members of the development team used their expertise in system engineering, GRP fabrication, hydraulics, pressure vessel fabrication, life support engineering and general mechanical engineering to manufacture the vehicle, which was launched in August 20