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Bigfin Squid spotted during ROV mapping
A rare creature to see, a bigfin squid was spotted about 2 weeks ago during Dive 10 of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)’s Windows to the Deep 2021 ROV and mapping expedition off the West Florida Escarpment in the Gulf of Mexico. (Video below) Bigfin squid are widely distributed throughout the world’s deep ocean, and …
Live from ROVs underwater
Check out this live broadcast from ROVs Hercules and Argus as they explore ancient volcanoes in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument: https://nautiluslive.org/live/channel-2 Channel 1 is direct from the ROV camera (today Hercules is scanning the sea floor), Channel 2 shows the ROV exploring (from ROV Argus’ perspective), and Channel 3 is map and data of current …
ROV recovering ROVs
Stuff happens… anywhere and anytime. For Ocean Exploration Trust, “it” happened down at ~2,200m (7,200ft) when the tether connecting ROVs Hercules and Argus separated from their support vessel, leaving the vehicles stranded on the ocean floor in the Endeavor Hydrothermal Field. Luckily, both ROVs were successfully recovered with the help of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution …
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).
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.