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Unlike most other ROVs, the Luna is designed specifically for underwater filmmaking. It records video at a maximum resolution of 8K/30fps and can descend as deep as 1,000 m (3,281 ft) – so all you giant squids out there, get ready for your close-up.Con… Continue reading Cinematic ROV takes filmmaking to new depths
Scientists are using UV-emitting glass to keep problematic undersea biofilms at bay. The technology may find use in applications such as underwater viewing ports and camera lenses, and perhaps even one day the hulls of ships.Continue ReadingCategory: M… Continue reading UV-emitting glass stops 98% of costly marine microbes
The uOne underwater robot may soon be taking on risky, labor-intensive tasks currently performed by human scuba divers. It boasts a unique combination of traits from two different types of undersea bots.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, TechnologyTag… Continue reading Hybrid underwater robot takes aim at scuba-diving tasks
An experimental new undersea robot shows great promise for use in the upkeep of offshore renewable energy platforms. Because it has the ability to climb vertical underwater surfaces – and paint them – it’s known as the Crawfish.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Video: Robot climbs offshore wind turbines and paints while underwater
Minesto’s fully operational Dragon 12 looks like some sort of futuristic military drone – but it behaves remarkably like a kite underwater. It uses lift generated by tidal flows to fly patterns faster than the currents, harvesting renewable energy.Cont… Continue reading 28-ton, 1.2-megawatt tidal kite is now exporting power to the grid
Minesto’s fully operational Dragon 12 looks like some sort of futuristic military drone – but it behaves remarkably like a kite underwater. It uses lift generated by tidal flows to fly patterns faster than the currents, harvesting renewable energy.Cont… Continue reading 28-ton, 1.2-megawatt tidal kite is now exporting power to the grid
Canadian firm Deep Trekker is probably best known for its Revolution, a top-of-the-line underwater ROV (remotely operated vehicle). The company is now offering a much smaller, less pricey yet still very capable model, however, called the Photon.Continu… Continue reading Photon mini ROV is big on performing underwater tasks
Although most smartphones are now waterproof to a certain extent, you definitely shouldn’t take them snorkeling without an underwater housing. The Universal Lite is one such device that fits a wide range of phones, allowing them to serve as underwater … Continue reading Universal Lite turns almost any smartphone into an underwater camera
Space agencies routinely submerge space-suited astronauts in swimming pools, so they can learn to perform tasks in a (sort of) outer-space-like environment. The UHAB is intended to take things further, by simulating the extraterrestrial habitats in whi… Continue reading Undersea UHAB station designed to train astronauts for life on Mars
While underwater ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) can be quite useful, there are some tasks that require action to be taken both underwater and on the land. That’s exactly where the amphibious Onyx Unmanned Ground Vehicle is designed to come in.Contin… Continue reading Amphibious drone tackles rough terrain on land or 50 feet underwater