Throw it all together and baby you’ve got an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) cooking! It all sounds simple on the surface, but underwater ROVs are a tough challenge. We’ve all ...

Underwater Remote Operated Vehicles, or ROVs as they’re typically known, generally operate by tether. This is due to the poor propagation of radio waves underwater. [Simon] wanted to build such ...

As oil and gas fields in shallower waters are depleted and operators seek to access deeper reserves, underwater robots have surfaced as crucial tools for industrial progress. The devices are known ...

RFID technology has potential in marine environments, capable of enhancing equipment like ROVs, to improve underwater research.

At 1,962 feet below the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) Hercules encountered a magnificent sperm whale. The whale circled the ROV several ...

Once developed, the ROVs will be used for underwater inspection, and exploration of marine wrecks, pipelines, etc. Additionally, these can be employed for oil exploration and to inspect coral ...