New Communications System Promises Untethered, Undersea Vehicles Who Will Destroy the World
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By , on July 1st, 2010 One comment   Gadgets & Gear, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , ,  

Illustration shows how the optical modem could function at a deep ocean cabled observatory. Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) collect sonar images (downward bands of light) and other data at a hydrothermal vent site and transmit the data through an optical modem to receivers stationed on moorings in the ocean. The moorings are connected to a . . . → Read More: New Communications System Promises Untethered, Undersea Vehicles Who Will Destroy the World

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Hosta la Vista, Nereus
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By , on November 17th, 2009 Leave a comment   Expeditions, Vessels and Equipment   , , ,  

Wood’s Hole’s Nereus was offloaded off the R/V Cape Hatteras today. Stood by to watch it get packed up. It was a tight fit with little room for error! The Nereus is a hybrid AUV/ROV that was just out to Cayman Rise where it was used to help discover new vents in the Caribbean! To . . . → Read More: Hosta la Vista, Nereus

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Transformers Into the Deep
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By , on May 7th, 2009 2 comments   Expeditions, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , , , , ,  

From BBC News… If successful, Nereus will be the first autonomous vehicle to visit the 11,000m (36,089ft) Challenger Deep in the Pacific Ocean. Only two other vehicles have ever visited the spot before, both of them human operated. The $5m submarine will make the attempt in late May or early June after a series . . . → Read More: Transformers Into the Deep

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