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ROVs sharing adventures with Retirees
Live-streaming from ROVs for the benefit of Aged Care residents who can’t get underwater themselves – so rewarding! “I was inspired by the underwater explorations, I felt like I was really there!” said an Aminya Village resident. Full article at: BaptistCare NSW/ACT 30sep22
ROV under Antarctic Ice Shelf
ROVs come in all shapes and sizes. This one, named IceFin, was used by researchers from Cornell University, University of Otago, and others to investigate under the Antarctic Ice Shelf Full article: Astrobiology.com March 2023
New Underwater Servos by Blue Trail Engineering
We are excited to announce Blue Trail Engineering has released a new SER-20XX series of underwater servos , depth-rated to 200 meters, offering increased mounting flexibility, and are optionally available as a kit. Machined enclosure instead of injection-molded, meaning: walls are thicker, making the unit more durable and giving an increased depth rating of 200 …
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Live-streaming
Need to send live underwater images to Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) anywhere in the world? Want to share your underwater adventure live with students in their classrooms?
We can set-up live-streaming from a BlueROV2 or Fifish V6 into your preferred webinar or meeting platform (Webex, Zoom or Google Hangouts).
Example here: Remote control of ROV from Starlight Express Room
Contact us for more information or for a quote
ROVorb Controller
Manoeuvre an ROV with just one hand!
Our world-first, remote controller plugs into your topside computer via USB and allows full movement control of your underwater ROV in one-hand. Gently push, twist and/or roll the orb in the direction that you want your vehicle to move: ascend/descend, yaw, pitch, roll, strafe, or forward/reverse.
Buttons can be mapped in QGC to your personal preference to control other functions, like LED brightness, control mode, arm/disarm, etc.
Operates smoothly in four degrees-of-freedom (4DoF) for the BlueROV2 and is capable of six degrees-of-freedom (6DoF) for the BlueROV2 Heavy configuration with custom QGC software.