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Underwater Robotics
Build ROVs and AUVs for inspection, mapping, and retrieval.
The Problem
Inspecting habitats, retrieving submerged debris, and monitoring sensitive sites requires getting underwater safely and repeatedly. Commercial ROVs are expensive and rarely built for the shallow, tannin-stained, debris-filled conditions of the Indian River Lagoon.
Our Approach
Design and field-test low-cost ROVs and autonomous surface vehicles tailored to lagoon conditions — shallow draft, tethered and untethered modes, modular payloads for cameras, sonar, and grippers, and open-source control software.
Mechanical designEmbedded firmwareThruster / buoyancy systemsVision processingPiloting
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