More on the 2009 NE Pacific Expedition
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By , on September 22nd, 2009 Leave a comment   Expeditions, Scientist!, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , , , ,  

In the ROV control room. You can see Chris there on the right with his left hand on his chin. I am in the background about dead center (the bald one with the headset on doing my cheif scientist thing. Chris Mah provides the next installment of his ongoing series covering our previous cruise. Although . . . → Read More: More on the 2009 NE Pacific Expedition

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MATE Center’s International Student ROV Competition
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By , on July 7th, 2009 Leave a comment   Education, Gadgets & Gear, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , ,  

MATE International Competition ROV 2009. A student built ROV carrying out a “rescue mission” on a troubled submarine. Photo courtesy of VideoRay / Steve Van Meter. The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center’s International Student ROV Competition just occurred in Buzzard’s Bay, Mass. This is the competition for those who already won in 16 regional . . . → Read More: MATE Center’s International Student ROV Competition

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Deep-Sea Transformer Sets Record
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By , on June 10th, 2009 3 comments   Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , , , , , , ,  

At the beginning of May we discussed Nereus, the new $5 million hybrid-transformer-multipurpose-all knowing-swiss army knife of deep-sea research from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. The autonomous vehicle can switch between an autonomous underwater vehicle (unteathered to the surface) to a remote operated vehicle (tethered) depending on the mission. At that time, the goal was . . . → Read More: Deep-Sea Transformer Sets Record

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