Just thought we would share a bit of fun, creative construction with PVC pipe and Blue Robotics T200s to make a remote-controlled platform for a sidescan unit
Fun “CatScan”
Increasing ROV useage
Increasing ROV use is exciting news for the AUV/ROV industry and a challenge for the Dive Support Vessel (DSV) industry: Offshore Support Journal 15mar19
Can Fish See Colour?
One of the many good questions we were asked at our recent shows stuck in our heads: “can fish see in colour?” With a bit of research, we found some very interesting information about fish’s vision:
- Unlike our eyes, the lens of a fish’s eye does not change shape to focus, it moves forward and backwards, like a snake’s eye.
- The fish’s iris cannot contract and dilate like ours. The rods and cones in the back of the fish eye change their shape in response to changes in light.
- Fish can have up to four different cones in their eyes (humans have three types of cones), one of which detects ultra-violet light. Other fish have no cones, only rods, so cannot see any colour at all.
So, to answer the question: some fish can see more colour than we can and some cannot see any colour at all.
You can learn much more about fish vision at All You Need is Biology
Aboard Ocean Recovery
We had an amazing visit aboard the Ocean Recovery, the newest vessel in Major Projects Foundation‘s fleet, currently harboured in Newcastle. We couldn’t resist taking a couple of BlueROV2s along for a quick demo:
FIRST Australia 2019 Robotics Competitions
Super exciting to see student-built robots competing in the FIRST Robotics Competition of 2019. Both the Southern Cross Regionals and Southern Pacific Regionals are being held this week at Sydney Olympic Park and entry is FREE!
Agendas and schedules are available at: First Australia
You can see also it live HERE