Scuba diving has undergone remarkable technological advances, but the basic equipment configuration has remained familiar for generations.
Avelo Labs is challenging that convention with an integrated diving system designed to reduce equipment weight, simplify buoyancy management and provide divers with new information about their underwater performance.
Developed around the company’s Hydrotank technology and the Shearwater Jetpack, the Avelo System offers an alternative to the traditional combination of scuba cylinder, buoyancy compensator and additional weights.
As the diving industry prepares for DEMA Show 2026, Avelo is continuing to expand its training network, equipment integration and opportunities for participating dive centres.
A New Approach to Buoyancy
At the heart of Avelo is the Hydrotank, an innovative cylinder arrangement that uses water to adjust the diver’s buoyancy.
Instead of relying on an inflatable BCD, the system allows water to be added to or released from a chamber surrounding the breathing-gas bladder.
The diver remains responsible for managing buoyancy, but the water-based arrangement is designed to reduce the effects of depth changes on the equipment.
This different approach allows Avelo to combine functions traditionally performed by several pieces of equipment.
For divers, the objective is a lighter, more streamlined configuration with fewer buoyancy adjustments during a typical dive.
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The Shearwater Jetpack forms an important part of the integrated system.
Manufactured by Shearwater Research, the Jetpack combines the harness and backplate with an electrically powered pump and hydraulic controls.
The partnership brings together Avelo’s buoyancy technology and Shearwater’s established expertise in dive electronics, equipment manufacturing and technical support.
The Jetpack has also achieved CE marking, an important step in expanding access to the technology in Europe.
For instructors and dive centres, the development provides a platform supported by dedicated training and equipment servicing programmes.
Understanding Avelo Mode and Avelo Edge
Avelo is also developing tools that bring additional performance information into the diving experience.
Avelo Mode works with compatible dive computers to provide feedback relating to buoyancy and diver workload during a dive.
After the dive, Avelo Edge allows participants to review information about their performance, including buoyancy stability and efficiency.
For instructors, Avelo Edge Pro extends these analytical capabilities into training and student development.
Together, the tools are designed to help divers better understand their progress and give instructors additional information to support coaching.
Training Is Part of the System
Avelo is not simply a replacement piece of scuba equipment.
Divers must complete appropriate Avelo training before using the system, including learning its operating principles, buoyancy controls and equipment procedures.
Participating dive centres and instructors also follow dedicated onboarding and professional development pathways.
This training-led approach is intended to ensure the technology is introduced alongside the skills and knowledge required to use it safely.
Opportunities for Dive Centres
As Avelo expands internationally, the company is looking to develop its network of trained instructors and participating Avelo Dive Centres.
For dive businesses, the proposition includes equipment access, training pathways, professional development and the ability to offer customers a different diving experience.
The company is also developing its data and coaching tools, providing additional opportunities to support divers beyond their initial certification.
Dive centre owners and instructors interested in the technology can explore the Avelo Dive Centre programme and contact the company to discuss onboarding requirements.
Looking Ahead to DEMA 2026
DEMA Show provides an opportunity for the diving industry to examine developments in equipment design, training and technology.
For Avelo, the focus is on introducing more divers and professionals to an integrated approach that combines buoyancy control, equipment engineering and performance information.
With the Shearwater partnership, continued development of Avelo Edge and an expanding network of participating dive centres, the company is positioning its technology as an alternative path for recreational scuba diving.
Divers, instructors and dive centre operators can learn more through the official Avelo website, including information about available equipment, training and participating locations.
