GBR monitoring with BlueROV2

The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has trialled a new monitoring program on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) using a BlueROV2 modified with a hyperspectral camera and semi-autonomous navigation.  It is so exciting to hear about custom modifications being made to the BlueROV2!

Full article at: AIMS media release 25jul18

AIMS Technology Transformation leader Melanie Olsen with the Blue ROV2
AIMS Technology Transformation leader Melanie Olsen with the Blue ROV2
Photo Credit: AIMS

Chinese COTS guard

China’s Qingdao Robotfish Marine Technology Co Ltd has developed a tiny, crown-of-thorns-starfish (COTS) -killing vehicle, called the Coral Guard.  Not much information available but nice idea…

Full article available at: ChinaDaily 08jan2018

Fan Ping, chief technology officer at Qingdao Robotfish Marine Technology Co Ltd, debugs the Coral Guard robot. [Photo/China Daily]

Fan Ping, chief technology officer at Qingdao Robotfish Marine Technology Co Ltd, debugs the Coral Guard robot
[Photo/China Daily]

Batemans Bay Hack-A-Thon

We participated in the Batemans Bay High School Hack-a-thon on the 6th of July, getting a group of 5 students in years 5-9 to build a SeaMATE Angelfish ROV kit.  It was awesome!  The simple kit components were put together to build an operational vehicle in a day. Students gained an understanding of buoyancy, propulsion, motors, wiring and switches. But most importantly they were inspired by their success, which will encourage them to go further and learn more.