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Homebrew Underwater ROV

Posted by timothy on from the blub-blub-blub dept.

Blue-Footed Boobie writes "A very geeky member of TechReport has built himself a homebrew Underwater ROV to use while on vacation. For what they said was 'Version 1', I would have to say the results were great. Full build log, with videos, can be found here. Good job guys! 'Being the geeks that we are, we always come up with some sort of project to bring up to the lake and play with. This year, two weeks before vacation, we decided to build an Underwater ROV. For those not familiar, an ROV is a Remotely Operated Vehicle. Generally "real" ROVs cost anywhere from $8,000 up to Millions of dollars. We had two weeks and a $100 budget. Usually they have high-resolution camera systems and high powered thrusters to maneuver. We had two weeks and a $100 budget.'"

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  1. Re:Remote control submarines... by MeanE · · Score: 4, Informative

    Well I have a friend who does this sort of thing (currently 200k off of Newfoundland I believe), and all the commercial ROV's he has worked with have positive buoyancy, lose power and it floats up.

    It is quite interesting stuff, he works with ones that are just simple cameras, all the way up to larger ones with multiple arms and tool attachments.

  2. Re:no sandwich tech here by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    I am also hopped up on speed so I know exactly what you're talking about!

  3. Re:To read about real ROVs... by anagama · · Score: 3, Informative


    I picked up a copy of "Build Your Own Underwater Robot" some years ago at the Monteray Bay Aquarium. It contains many designs for ROVs built with stuff you can get at Home Depot.

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  4. Re:Stand and deliver, robot style by flynnternet · · Score: 2, Informative

    This story is a must read. Their teachers are doGz...

    score 0 my ass, ModUp!

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